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

in the calmest voice I had ever heard

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

red, though he was still raging.

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

was too tired. Every muscle ached from the strain of keeping myself above the water. I was jelly form. I couldn't move

Julian seemed determined to be my mouthpiece, and

the towel she was dabbing her face

to us," Julian said through gritted teeth, "exactly what happened before you two

not to notice the tension in their bodies and the utter seriousness to this conversation. Even if she had been

just messing around," Bridget said. She laughed a little, nervously. "Then Piper slipped. I reached for

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

was clear as day without her typical makeup. "Piper shouldn't take it

did push her?"

smile slipped away. "I didn't mean

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

opportunity that you nearly handed him,"

sight to see: Nathan, Nicholas, and Julian a united front against Bridget. More so

just having fun," Bridget

Piper if she had fun?"

Nicholas growled.

Nathan scolded. "This is no time

over the lot of them. When he

"Go sit with Piper and calm yourself

startled me. For one, Nathan, even as the King's Beta, was in no position to order the prince around. And two, for

the water. Maybe this now was

despite so near Alpha rage, did as he was told. He left Bridget to Julian and Nathan's interrogation and came over to me. Veronica made room, and Nicholas took her place,

he growled, turning toward