The Luna Choosing Game by Jane Above Story

Chapter 0569

Julian must have stormed out of the room, because in the next moment, he burst into the hallway. We were face to face, our eyes meeting, both pairs widened.

Was Bridget telling the truth? Did Julian truly have a crush on me?

Julian wasn't denying it. But then, he wasn't saying much of anything at the moment.

*Jul-an?" Elva asked.

Julian startled, as if he hadn't realized she was there. He glanced down at her, and then back to me.

"Sorry, Elva," he said, and then stepped around us and disappeared down the hallway.

Bridget came out next. "Don't you dare ignore me, you - oh." Her face, which had been twisted with anger, quickly shifted into a more neutral friendliness when she saw me. She didn't smile, however, until she saw Elva beside me. "Good morning, you two."

"G'morning," Elva mumbled.

return the good wishes. Instead, as the shock of learning of Julian's crush subsided, I began to comprehend the other

far too many coincidences for me to give her the benefit of the doubt. It seemed

in this case as

to start telling the truth and not deflecting like she usually did. Less and less people were ready to defend her now. Maybe this was the

intimate with

immediately dropped. "God, you are just like Julian. Are you going

her, but I supposed my silence

into an ugly glare. "Why would I need to interfere with the race, Piper?

about cheating," I said.

not my fault. Maybe if you were a stronger swimmer, you

for my own near-drowning? No other species could swim as quickly and powerfully as even the laziest of the merfolk. Even a champion werewolf would not have been able to

undermine my win," Bridget snapped.