The Luna Choosing Game by Jane Above Story

Chapter 0557

For a while, I thought maybe I could do this. If I could muster my resolve, maybe my will could outmaneuver Bridget's confidence.

And, as I pushed myself, I finally began to take the lead away from Bridget.

I was pulling ahead. The raceway was clear ahead of me and I felt my heart soar.

This was my moment. I could probe to everyone that I could be a capable Luna. I was strong. I was fast. And I was-

"Aarggh -!"

Suddenly something grabbed my leg and yanked me down under the surface. Water filled my mouth. I spit it out, but I hadn't enough air. I felt like I was choking.

I kicked against my restraint, eventually hitting something solid. It released me, and I swam as fast as I could toward the surface. I broke through and sucked in a lungful of air - just as the whatever-it-was caught me by both legs this time and dragged me down.

Beneath the water, I looked down, and straight into the raging eyes of Prince Ronan, the merfolk prince I had turned down. He seemed furious, his features twisted with anger.

Was this... revenge?

heart thundered in my chest. This merfolk man

was too strong this time for me to break free and

laughed at me, his gills

do, I leaned down, reached forward, and covered his

kept firm, my hands laid flat over his gills. If he was trying to drown me, then I would suffocate

to get back

I had shared, only to lose it now? I couldn't let that happened. I'd promised him I'd be careful. I

now to thrash me around. I couldn't hold onto his gills any longer.

was trapped in a whirlwind, being thrown this way and that

I saw

swam straight past me, placed her hands flat on Prince Ronan's chest, and in an instant, he was

together we kicked toward the surface of the water. But it was so far. I had been underwater too long. My breath

world was

give up, but everything

now too. That thrashing had shaken

The