The Luna Choosing Game by Jane Above Story

Chapter 0501 Nicholas held me all through the night, until the storm finally ended and the sun began to once again creep in from between the tree limbs and leaves.

I was feeling better now, though still dingy and gross, especially when Nicholas helped me back into my swimsuit. Though he'd left it by the fire to dry, it was still damp and gross.

But, as it was the only clothing I owned at the moment, I had to make do.

Nicholas gave me his rain jacket to help cover me, but even then, I still felt dirty and exposed.

Off in the distance, I could hear people calling out, “Prince Nicholas!” They were searching for him then. Not

for me. That shouldn’t have hurt.

Nicholas, as a prince, was certainly more important than me. Still, it would have been nice to be considered.

“Ready?” Nicholas asked me. He gave me a once over.

I shrugged. This was as good as it was likely going to get.

He nodded, and together we stepped out from the cave.

Immediately, a familiar wolf bounded toward us. Julian shifted as soon as he reached us. Before Nicholas or I could react, he hurried forward and pulled us both into a hug.

Julian huffed a loud, relieved breath.

“Don’t worry me like that again. Either of you.” As he pulled back a look passed

between Nicholas and Julian. The two were usually at each other’s throats.

Even a few days back, they'd been willing to shift and have a werewolf fight in the middle of a small private plane.

Yet now, I can see the bond between them. Even brothers fight. But deep down, when it comes to life and death, they truly do care about each other.

fought to save his brother from Jane and her dampening collar. It was nice to know that bond was not broken, not because of

arrival,

Julian’s gaze shifted from his brother tome, “You scared us,

fell in

“A trap,” Nicholas corrected.

little. “A trap on this island.” He glanced at Nicholas as if for confirmation. Nicholas

“Later,” Nicholas said.

you two out of this place.” He looked at us both.

Julian grinned as he grabbed my arm and tugged

pressed through the jungle. Once we broke the tree line, returning to the beach, I had never in my life been so glad to be free of that place. Wherever the future took

a boat. She trudged through the shallow water, and then rushed across the

been on reflex.

broke the tree line, returning to the beach, I had never in my life been so glad to

Bridget jump from a boat. She trudged through the shallow

her, but it could have been on reflex. His face was full of

Bridget was openly crying.

It looked { like a relieved girlfriend reuniting with her long lost lover who had been away at war or

confusion had cleared from his face, though seemed

Behind her, I noticed now, were cameras. One of the cameramen came in close to capture

must have seen

he missed them before. But he did not ease

help Piper?”

notice if you hadn’t already been looking. I

about,” she said, all doe-eyed innocence. If I hadn’t been the person she abandoned down in that pit, I might have even believed her. That

ability was dangerous. It was so difficult to

telling the truth. Even now, I felt myself being gaslighted. I hadn’t hallucinated her; right? No. She was definitely there. She definitely abandoned me, potentially

sat just beneath the surface of his voice, adding roughness. Danger. When he was like this, he was not to