The Luna Choosing Game by Jane Above Story

Chapter 0622

The butler showed me to Susie's room, and then quickly excused himself outside of her door. When he was gone, I knocked.

"Go away!" Susie called in a watery voice. She was crying.

I knocked more insistently as I pushed open the door.

*I said -* she started, cutting herself off she say me. "Piper?"

"Hi, Susie," I said.

"Oh, Piper!" She was sitting at her desk, the tears running down her cheeks. As I entered the room, closing the door behind me, she jumped from the chair and ran to me.

We shared a hug. Relief flooded through me.

I stepped back after a moment, to look her over. She didn't seem too worse for wear. Other than the crying, she didn't show any signs of abuse or neglect.

"What are you doing here?" Susie sniffed. "I'm sure word has gotten around by now."

*Rumors don't matter. Come back to palace."

*If you've heard the rumors, you know why I can't."

"Everyone will forget, the moment you appear. They'll all just think it's gossip and it won't matter," I say. "Since Jessica is the only other contender for Joyce, you wouldn't even have to face elimination."

*Piper," she sounded so sad. "I can't come. It's just not rumors. My parents... They know the truth about me."

*How could they?" I asked. She wasn't showing yet. Sure they might suspect, but to have real proof?

"I told them," Susie said.

I startled, speechless.

"I didn't want to lie anymore about any of it," Susie said. "I don't want to have to pretend to have feelings for Joyce, when the only one I really want is Mark."

The weight of the ring in my pocket near doubled, and I regretted holding it back even this long.

room with your parents," I said. Susie's eyes went wide

your parents wouldn't have let

a little

before he did anything drastic. Nicholas had a plan, as he always does, that his arrival at your door might open the way. My

"True."

parents knew who I was..." I

talk about you

lurched and I pulled her into another hug. How grateful I was to be in her life! Though how much it hurt to hear she had such a hard time getting friends. She

tug the ring from my pocket. "Mark told me to give you this."

at it

told her. "He wants to ask you

to inspect it. She touched it with only her fingertips, treating it

all of her features. Then, in the next, she began to cry again. "What's the

matter to me,

that," I told her. "Nicholas will find a way to get it to work. If this is what you want, Susie, you can't let

the tears. She continued looking at the ring for another minute or

want to see him," she

we both headed for the doorway. With Susie leading, we didn't need the butler to guide us back

couldn't help my smile. When she saw it, she smiled too, though hers

personal matter, Prince Nicholas, as I've consistently said "Susie's father was saying. He cut himself off when Susie and I returned to the

*Susie..." her mom said.

his on her. Then his gaze dropped to her hand, where

he said, the word overflowing with

stepped forward, moving closer to Susie's parents,

dropping into a deep bow. "Please allow me to marry your

parents both went

love with your daughter," Mark said. "I cannot

her condition!" Susie's father

quicker. She touched her husband's arm.

"The baby is mine. And I would raise

my Beta and a loyal man besides. He will treat your

well."

father said. "This is most