The Luna Choosing Game by Jane Above Story

Chapter 0577

Nicholas, even with his eyes blazing with Alpha rage, had no other reaction while we remained in the water. He held onto me, kicking forward. I'm not sure how much help he was being with the strength of the merfolk tail driving most of our speed. But I imagined the exercise was still good for him.

Perhaps if he worked off some of his anger before we reached the boat, he wouldn't be quite so dangerous once we were upon it.

During our journey, a feeling of safety slowly returned to me. Between the merfolk soldier and Nicholas, Ronan would never be able to reach me here.

When we finally reached the boat, Bridget had already been lifted up onto it.

"Tell that fishman to keep his hands to himself!" she snapped at the attendant on the boat trying to assist her.

Julian himself pushed her to the side, making room for my arrival. As I came near, he reached down for me. Nicholas and the merfolk soldier both worked to lift me up.

"Thank you," I made sure to tell the soldier, especially seeing how Bridget treated him.

The salt water, it seemed, had rubbed away Bridget's veneer. Maybe fear helped too.

I wondered what she would be like when she realized the ass she was making of herself. I looked forward to seeing her face when she understood that she would not be getting away with her lies this time.

I knew what happened. The memory was burned onto the forefront of my mind. And nothing would make me forget it.

At the boat edge, I grabbed Julian's hands and he yanked me up onto the boat. He didn't care that I was soaked down to the bone, Julian pulled me into his arms and held me tight as together, and we waddled away from the railing of the boat.

When we reached the benches, he helped ease me down so that I could sit. Veronica stood nearby. Even Jessica had sat up to watch me.

"I'm okay," I told all of them, though the salt water still burned in my throat.

Nicholas emerged from the water next. He walked over to me. His eyes were still red. Julian did a double-take when he saw them.

"Nicholas? You okay?"

can't..." His voice was low and

brother," Julian said in the calmest voice I had

"Bridget... pushed... Piper...

on reflex. His eyes didn't turn red, though he was still

the bench and the railing. When Julian spotted her, he rushed

muscle ached from the strain of keeping myself above the water. I

I didn't have to. Julian seemed determined to be my

stood over Bridget, who lifted her head away from the towel she was dabbing her face with to look up at them. "Nicholas... your

said through gritted teeth, "exactly

bodies and the utter seriousness to this conversation. Even if she had

said. She laughed a little, nervously. "Then Piper slipped. I reached for her, but I wasn't strong enough to pull her up. So we both

let her tell her lie without interruption. When she had finished, he said, "You

without her typical makeup. "Piper shouldn't

did push her?" Julian

Bridget said. She seemed panicked now. Her nervous smile slipped away. "I didn't

approaching, "it was a tasteless one. You should have known better, Bridget. Especially with

that you nearly handed

a united front against Bridget. More so that they were standing up to

just having

we ask Piper if she had

Nicholas growled.

the loose, Bridget," Nathan scolded. "This is no time for

them. When he looked

he said. "Go sit with Piper and

as the King's Beta, was in no position to order the prince around. And

died in the water. Maybe

near Alpha rage, did as he was told. He left Bridget to Julian and Nathan's

growled, turning toward