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.

at her for a beat. “I thought you’d be relieved to

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 as much if it was you,

me. Veronica was a

I reflected inward and more thoroughly evaluated my

is… temptation,”

my toes. Things were exciting with Julian, but he was also a bit wild and unpredictable.

I placed a hand to my chest. “My heart is with Nicholas, and Julian’s heart with Bridget. We’ve both admitted that

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knife to the side. She took some time, as if carefully

need each other to heal,”

to imagine it: holding Julian’s hand, cuddling beside him, kissing him…

thoughts weren’t… terrible. But each one left

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

I appreciated Veronica’s words, I

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

set of his jaw seemed permanently fixed. His mouth was curved down into a frown. 1

bit of pain stabbed