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 your parents," I said. Susie's eyes

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

a little

arrival at your door might open the way. My presence was required

"True."

who

about

hurt to hear she had such a hard time getting friends. She was so sweet and kind, she deserved so many more

the ring from my pocket. "Mark told me to give you this." I held my palm out with the ring sitting

at

told her.

from my palm and held it up closer to her, to inspect it. She touched it with only her

Then, in the next, she began to cry

Or even if that didn't matter to me, Mark would be throwing his whole life

to get it to work. If this is

the ring for another minute or two, before she

to see him," she

we didn't need the butler to

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

as I've consistently said "Susie's father was saying. He cut himself off when Susie and

*Susie..." her mom said.

Then his gaze dropped to her hand, where

he said, the word overflowing with

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

bow. "Please allow me to marry your

both went wide-eyed.

in love with your daughter," Mark said. "I

don't know of her condition!" Susie's father

touched

baby is mine. And I would raise it as my

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

well."

Susie's father said. "This