The Luna Choosing Game by Jane Above Story

Chapter 0522

I didn't know what else to say to Julian, and he likely felt the same. So we both continued to watch the dancers. On the other side of the banquet room, Nicholas and the Queen were swimming upwards as they talked.

I wasn't the only one who noticed. Bridget's attentions seemed fixed on Nicholas now, as she began to dance more provocatively with her merfolk partner. Suddenly her arms were around the merfolk's shoulders. She gave her hips a wider sway.

All the while, she watched Nicholas. All the while, he was entirely oblivious, speaking with the Queen.

The longer it went on, the more Bridget's bottom lip pouted.

*Her dance partner is going to get the wrong idea," Julian said. "Too much physical contact could be interpreted in a sexual way, especially if she touches... his gills..."

Just as he suggested it, Bridget's hands brushed against her partner's gills. The merfolk man's eyes sparkled as he seemed to look at her with renewed interest. She was ignoring him though, her gaze still on Nicholas.

"This is going to end badly," Julian said.

"Should we do something?" I asked, though I wasn't sure what. Swimming over there to break them up didn't seem like the smartest move. Bridget would likely take offense to our interference.

As it was, it seemed like watching a train wreck in slow motion, one I could only hope that Bridget wasn't purposefully encouraging. I had a sinking feeling however that she was.

Someone as worldly as she was would know merfolk customs. She would know that touching the gills is a sign of intimacy. I was fairly certain that there was a scene in one of her recent movies of that exact scenario!

Then it happened. The merfolk leaned closer and whispered something in Bridget's ear.

Bridget suddenly yanked herself backwards, away from the merfolk man, and then slapped him across the face. The slap didn't hit very hard, as we were underwater, but the intent was clear enough.

The merfolk man, looking stricken, immediately put some space between the two of them.

*How dare you proposition me like some kind of whore?" Bridget loudly snapped, drawing the attention of most people in the room. Even the musicians were surprised, and the music stopped.

and started swimming toward the scene. I quickly kicked to

had swam halfway to Nicholas. He met

same time the offending merfolk man did. He continuously

sorry," he said. "I

way!" Bridget continued to shout. She gripped ontol Nicholas's arms. He looked down at where she was holding him, frowning, but she did not release her

the merfolk man

her, his voice lowered. "You are

would allow him to speak to me this

way? The

as if I was

hoped someone was keeping the children distracted so they

situation," the merfolk man said. "I swear

words. She tugged on Nicholas's arm. "Challenge him, Nicholas.

lowered himself into a fuller bow. "I admittedly overstepped and will accept

furrowed as she watched Nicholas's

seem to care about international relations, or if this had been a cultural misunderstanding, or that the merfolk seemed exceedingly apologetic.

But Ronan's advances onto me had been unwelcome. Bridget had seemed to embrace those

was even apologizing profusely and accepting full

to challenge a man who was already prostrating so committedly. The

the serenity and grace befitting her station, Queen Sonal

for causing such a scene. I should have known better than to suggest such a thing to our

Queen Sonal said. "You may see yourself out of the banquet hall and away

bowed deeply once more, then turned and fled the group. He swam all the way to the top of the banquet hall and then exited

looked at the queen, she bowed politely.