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 as saucers. "Mark

parents wouldn't have let him inside, he would have scaled the walls and climbed through your

a little

were able to stop him 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."

knew who I was..." I

"I talk about you

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 was so sweet and kind, she deserved so many more than just

my pocket. "Mark told me to give you this." I held my

at it

says it's overdue," I told her. "He wants to ask you

my palm and held it up closer to her, to inspect it.

pure awe covered her face, softening all of her features. Then, in the next,

it," she said. "And even if they did. Or even if that didn't matter to me, Mark would be throwing his whole

about 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 it get away.

She continued looking at the ring for another minute or two, before

see him,"

we both headed for the doorway. With Susie leading, we didn't need

the way, Susie slid the ring onto her finger. I couldn't help my smile. When she saw it, she smiled too, though hers was

matter, Prince Nicholas, as I've consistently said "Susie's father was saying. He cut himself

*Susie..." her mom said.

on Mark, and his on her. Then his gaze dropped to her hand,

word overflowing with

stepped forward, moving closer to Susie's parents, closer than even

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

parents both went wide-eyed.

daughter," Mark said. "I

don't know of her condition!"

was quicker. She touched

confirmed. "The baby is mine. And I would raise it as my child,

this man," Nicholas said. "He is my Beta

well."

father said. "This is most