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?"

low and dangerous, with

said in the calmest voice I had ever heard him use. "Whatever

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

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

the bench and the railing. When

keeping myself above the water. I was jelly form. I couldn't move even if I

have to. Julian seemed determined to

away from the towel she was dabbing her face with to look up at them. "Nicholas... your

teeth, "exactly what

utter seriousness to this conversation. Even

just messing around," Bridget 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 toppled over the

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

her typical makeup. "Piper shouldn't take it so seriously. She knows it was

push

Bridget said. She seemed panicked now. Her nervous smile slipped away. "I didn't mean for her to actually fall into the

it was a joke," Nathan said, approaching, "it was a tasteless one. You should have known better, Bridget. Especially with Prince Ronan lurking around, waiting for the

you nearly

Julian a united front against Bridget. More

were just having

Piper if she had

Nicholas growled.

a fugitive on the loose, Bridget," Nathan scolded. "This is no

lot of them. When

said. "Go sit with Piper and calm yourself

position to order the prince around. And two, for

water. Maybe this now was my

to Julian and Nathan's interrogation and came over to me. Veronica

he growled, turning toward