The Luna Choosing Game by Jane Above Story

Chapter 0602

Nicholas, meanwhile, looked down and to the side. He wouldn't meet my gaze even as I walked nearer to him.

"Nick?" I prompted, fear weighing heavy on my heart.

*Unfortunately, that isn't all of the bad news I have to share," he said.

I braced myself. "What else?"

*Joyce has somehow escaped."

I gasped, shocked. How could that be? The youngest prince had been given the nicest prison cell I had ever seen in my life, but it was still a prison cell, buried deep under the palace grounds. This place is crawling with guards. How in the world would he escape?

And why would he want to? Veronica had been working with him, helping him understand the depths of his brainwashing. Had he reversed to his previous thinking in Veronica's absence?

Oh, God. Veronica was going to be devastated. She'd been working so hard with him. She saw part of herself in him, and sought to save them both. She would undoubtedly see this as her own failing.

no discrepancy among the guard, who are vetted beyond the norm to be

felt a pit open up in my stomach. I knew what

underground organization? After all,

could the underground organization want with Joyce?"

happen to my father, and then Julian and myself, Joyce

Were the underground planning on hurting Nicholas

were they expecting a war with the Bear People to do the job

around myself. "The

the next instant, taking away some of the worry with

"But the Bear People...?"

if she is dead, Julian will find

trusted Julian. If anyone

beginning to feel overwhelmed. I could carry all the burdens, I would to help Nicholas. I wouldn't

over, to consider, and to plan

hard to turn public opinion on me. I could be gone with the next elimination ceremony, and then I wouldn't be able to help with any of these other