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.

the sitting room with

don't think anything would have kept him away. If your parents wouldn't have let

laughed a

door might open the way. My presence was required for this. It is, after all, more likely they'd let me in to see you

"True."

parents knew who I

"I talk about

life! Though how much it hurt to hear

"Mark told me to give you this."

at it

her. "He

held it up closer to her, to inspect it. She touched it with only her fingertips, treating it as

awe covered her face, softening all of her features. Then, in the next, she began to cry again. "What's the matter?" I

go for it," she said. "And even if they did. Or even if that didn't matter to me, Mark would

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

away the tears. She continued looking at the ring for another

to see him," she

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

couldn't help my smile.

Nicholas, as I've consistently said "Susie's father was saying.

*Susie..." her mom said.

on her. Then his gaze dropped to

said, the word overflowing with

moving closer to Susie's parents, closer

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

both went

your daughter," Mark said. "I cannot live

her

touched

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

vouch for this man," Nicholas said. "He is my Beta and a loyal man besides. He will treat

well."

said. "This is