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

Bridget’s arrival, I

shifted from his

that.” «I fell

“A trap,” Nicholas corrected.

on this island.” He glanced at Nicholas as

“Later,” Nicholas said.

get you two out of this place.” He looked at us both. “You look and smell like shit.” Nicholas rolled

storm.” Julian grinned as he grabbed my arm and tugged me forward. “I’m not saying it isn’t

in my life been so glad to be free of that place. Wherever the future took me, I was bound and determined to make

feelings sunk away again, because I saw Bridget jump from a boat. She trudged through the shallow water, and then

been on reflex. His

I had never in my life been

three feet out onto the beach, all my good feelings sunk away again, because I saw Bridget jump from a boat. She trudged through the shallow water, and then rushed across

could have been on reflex.

Bridget was openly crying.

strange kind of scene. It looked { like a relieved girlfriend reuniting

her down on the ground and backed away from her. The confusion had cleared from his face, though seemed passed to

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

have

if he missed them before. But he did not ease

you help Piper?”

her alone in that pit?” Bridget stilled for a quarter of a second, not enough to notice if you hadn’t already been looking. I had been looking. She slid her gaze to

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.

was dangerous. It was so difficult to tell

she was 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,

time,” Nicholas said. A growl sat just beneath the surface of his voice, adding roughness. Danger. When he was like