The Luna Choosing Game by Jane Above Story

Chapter 0458

“I’m sorry…” I began.

She shook her head minutely, wordlessly telling me that my reasons didn’t bother her. “ This is your chance to vent before I return to my studies.”

I wouldn’t let this opportunity pass me by. “I assume you have heard the rumors about Julian and me…”

“That you had sex in the woods, yes.”

Her bluntness made me blush.

I cleared my throat. “Yes, well… They aren’t true.” Then, I told her the rest. That, after running into Bridget in Nicholas’s room, I needed an escape and Julian had offered one. I told her exactly what happened, some light flirting and some fun but no sex.

Veronica listened quietly. When I had finished, she said, “Have you considered dating Julian for real?”

The suggestion surprised me, since by nature of the competition, Veronica was ultimately here to win Julian’s hand.

thought you’d be relieved to know the rumors weren’t

hummed again. “I will admit that I have affection for Julian that could turn romantic if nurtured that way, but… if I must lose this competition to someone, I wouldn’t; mind

me. Veronica was a

encouragement, I reflected inward and more thoroughly evaluated my feelings for

temptation,” I

Julian, but he was

to my chest. “My heart is with Nicholas, and Julian’s heart with Bridget. We’ve both

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She took some time, as if carefully considering her words, and

other to heal,”

imagine it: holding Julian’s hand, cuddling

But each one left

I would rather be holding Nicholas’s hand, or cuddling Nicholas, or

I appreciated Veronica’s words, I wasn’t so convinced

in search of Elva and her nanny, I peeked out into the gardens and saw

clenched into fists. The hard set of his jaw seemed permanently fixed. His

of