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.

you know. Mark. And Nicholas both. They are down in the sitting room with your parents," I said. Susie's

have let

laughed a

arrival at your door might open the way. My presence was required for this. It is, after all, more likely they'd let

"True."

parents knew who I was..." I

blushed a little. "I talk about you often. You were

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 was so sweet and kind, she deserved

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

looked at it

overdue," I told her. "He wants

plucked the ring from my palm and held it up closer to her, to inspect it. She touched

Then, in the next,

never go for it," she said. "And even if they did. Or even if that didn't matter to me, Mark would be throwing his whole life away with this. He can't be Nicholas's Beta

find a way to get it to work. If this is what you want, Susie,

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

see him,"

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

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

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

*Susie..." her mom said.

his gaze dropped to her hand, where she'd

word overflowing with

Susie's parents,

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

both

love with your daughter," Mark

know of her condition!"

was quicker. She touched her husband's

And I would raise it as my child,

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

well."

Beta?" Susie's father said. "This