The Luna Choosing Game by Jane Above Story

Chapter 0507 I I stared into Julian’s eyes, and he stared I back at me. For a moment, nothing existed except the two of us and the ! ocean behind us, the waves cresting and I smashing into the sandy shore.

“IT’hope you mean that,” I said. I so desperately wanted him to be happy, and I knew he never would be, not so long as he was tied up with Bridget. Whatever her feelings for Nicholas, and whatever became of them, even if they separated, Bridget would never be the right girl for Julian.

She was too selfish. She cared about her own needs and not about those around her. Julian could likely be a good supportive boyfriend, but he had sacrificed too much to try to be there for Bridget and her needs. A good, healthy couple needed to build each other up, not lift one at the expense of the other.

Lo Tarball , “Ido,” Julian said.

\ Relief flooded through me. I was cautious.

Julian had seemed like he had been I moving on before only to backslide I straight back into Bridget when she I called for him. But this time seemed I different. The confidence in his eyes was the Julian I knew, and though he was a good actor, I didn’t get the sense he was hiding something from me.

We looked at each other for a few moments more, the span of a few quickening heartbeats — though I didn’t know why my heartbeat quickened.

Then, a boat engine sounded, and we looked toward the ocean in time to see the boat carrying Nicholas and Bridget return to the island.

We heard them before we saw them.

Bridget’s voice was shrill. “I swear, I didn’t know the storm was moving in!”

Lo Tarball I “Ido,” Julian said.

\ Relief flooded through me. I was cautious.

I Julian had seemed like he had been ' moving on before only to backslide I straight back into Bridget when she I called for him. But this time seemed I different. The confidence in his eyes was the Julian I knew, and though he was a good actor, I didn’t get the sense he was hiding something from me.

We looked at each other for a few moments more, the span of a few quickening heartbeats — though I didn’t know why my heartbeat quickened.

ocean in time

before we

I didn’t know the storm was

Nicholas exited the boat first, walking ) with purpose down the dock. He was I pointedly not looking behind him, { ignoring Bridget

“I'fully intended to go back and rescue

my conscious mind back to that moment,

a rope hooked

have so easily saved

there. All so she could

disturbing kind of thrill, gleeful that she wrought what

me, but I could have died down in that pit. If a bad date

I to accept

“I'told her I would come back for her!” Pi Bridget’s voice snapped me back to { myself and they were

know why exactly. Maybe to see more. Maybe to

me. Nicholas, who hadn’t

me, he made his way over to us as well, anger

going to come back. And you forgive me for not being able to keep my word? That storm moved in

a ee I award-winning actress, I might have } believe her to be genuinely sorry. Even if I she had yet to offer a proper apology. i I ‘You forgive me,’ was nowhere near as I sincere as a simple, ‘I'm sorry.’ Ireally didn’t want to accept her apology,

dark settled over Julian’s expression, and he shifted his gaze from

have to forgive you, Bridget,” Julian said. His tone was flat, annoyed. It was unusual to hear him talk like that. Usually the people he didn’t like earned sarcasm, not direct cutting remarks. “You should have just done the right thing.” Bridget’s

she ) was hearing such a reprimand, let alone I from Julian of all people. \ ( I Behind Bridget and Nicholas, Nathan I came

but I they carried

lasted the entire duration of the boat trip.