The Luna Choosing Game by Jane Above Story

Chapter 0527

I had been naked for a while, but suddenly, with Bridget here now, seeing us, I felt vulnerable and exposed in a way I had never been with just Nicholas alone.

I held up the towel, blocking as much of myself - and Nicholas - as I could.

"What the hell, Bridget?" Nicholas snapped. Where my first instinct had been

embarrassment, Nicholas's had been anger. He twisted me in his arms, hiding me behind the cover of his body as much as he could. "Since when don't you knock."

Instead of leaving, Bridget came more fully into the room and then casually closed the door behind her. She turned back around, facing us, and she glared at us both.

"I'd wanted to talk to you, Nicholas. Privately, I had no idea you'd have... company." The word dripped with venom.

"Leave, Bridget," Nicholas said, his voice lowering dangerously. "Now."

Bridget crossed her arms. "You both must think I'm some kind of idiot. I've suspected you have been screwing around for a while now."

"This isn't your business," I said, voicing my own displeasure. She seemed perfectly content to stand there and judge our nakedness. "At least tum your back!"

Bridget totally ignored me. She kept her glare leveled entirely at Nicholas. "As your friend, it's my job to tell you how absolutely careless you are being."

To be fair, we really should have made sure that door was locked. Yet I got the feeling that wasn't what Bridget had been talking about.

"Do you have any idea the damage you are doing to Piper by indulging her like this?" Bridget said. Her face was twisted with anger.

She seemed genuinely upset... on my behalf?

What the hell was she talking about?

"Piper isn't like us, Nicholas. She'll get the wrong idea," Bridget continued. "You shouldn't toy with someone who might start to dream of a better life than the terrible one that waits for her when she goes back home."

Wait. What the hell!

"My life isn't terrible," I said, just as Nicholas said, "I'm not toying around."

do you intend to marry her? Are you going to make her Luna? The Queen of our kingdom? You think she can actually handle that? Her?

Finched forward, careful to keep the towel covering us, as I more directly confronted

with it was fear. I didn't want Nicholas to answer some of Bridget's questions. I had my nice little fantasies. Hearing Nickolas shoot holes in them would hurt

like I'm not here," I said fiercely. "I'm not some kind of wilting flower who can't stand up for myself. I don't need anyone's ill-guided

woman left me in that pit on that jungle island,

It was too much.

trying to help you,

cared about

pitt

already apologized for that,"

"You never did."

"You forgave me!"

said we could

were clearly lying, bringing that up again." Bridget looked down her nose at me, like she was the one up on her high horse, taking the high road, and I was so far

have my best interest at heart. Whatever this is, it has

of the barrel. Whatever she thought, she should just say that, instead

to protect you!" Bridget

I didn't believe her.

out, Bridget," Nicholas said with a

pointed straight at me. "I'll leave when she does. For

"Bridget," Nicholas snapped,

the worst kind of headache. If Bridget really did leave alone, who was to say she wouldn't be coming right back with Nathan or a camera crew in tow? It was bad enough that

another to see it in action. Whatever else she

hand on Nicholas's chest, redirecting

okay," I said. "I

his face, a question raised in his eyes. I knew without

very end of the world. He'd muscle Bridget out

when his anger eased, he would come to regret such

aggressive action.

you