The Luna Choosing Game by Jane Above Story

Chapter 0635

"What are you doing here, Jane?" I demanded. "What do you want?"

I had mixed feelings, seeing my sister alive and well before me. Last time I had seen her, she had been falling off a balcony, death imminent.

She wasn't the little girl that had followed along in my shadow anymore, I knew that. She had proven time and time again that she only meant pain and hardship for Elva, me, and everyone else who dared to care about us.

I shouldn't care at all whether she lived or died.

But... I still did.

Despite everything. Despite how she tried to kill me, how she had been so close to succeeding.... she was still my sister.

I wanted her in jail, facing punishment for all of the terrible things she had done to me and to others. But I also wanted her alive.

Seeing her... tears welled in my eyes. I blinked them back, needing to be strong in this moment. Nicholas had just proposed, which put me in line to be the next Luna. I couldn't hide now. I had to stand tall and show myself worthy of such an honor.

*This is a private party," I said.

Jane laughed a little. "Too private for your own sister to attend?"

*Who are all these people?" I asked, ignoring her dig at me.

Nicholas squeezed me. He kept one arm around my waist as we faced off against my sister. He turned toward me, while keeping his gaze on Jane, as he said, "Bears."

That explained their height, I supposed. Most of them seemed well over six foot. Only Hawk was closer to Jane's height. Though he was no bear, but a sorcerer.

At the same moment, guards flooded into the ballroom from the staircase. Jane made no threats. She simply watched it happen.

Odd.

My nerves prickled. Something was going on here more than a simple assault.

*Jane," I said, more commanding. "Tell us what you want."

*To tell you a story," Jane said. "Of a missing bear princess, who was brought with her twin sister across the border and hidden within wolf territory. They were stolen, denied their true heritage, and forced to live in squalor. And for what? For fear of their strength."

does any of this have to do with

soft warning in his

stage, Julian moved from beside his parents closer to the edge, as if he was angling to jump on

shook his head. Julian stayed where he was. *This has everything to do with us, Piper," Jane

could see what she was saying,

we grew up in foster care," I said. "But I have a wolf, Jane. Not a

both. That's why we were taken. Why we were hidden. They feared us, as

of lies you've been

take my place on the throne, once and for all." Jane's face twisted into an angry

transformed, one after the next, into massive bear

response, some of them shifting into their

each other, but

felt like it was standing on the edge of a knife. One move, and the whole thing

said. "We don't need to

come and gone, sister. All that is left is

dropped her hand. The

Innocent nobles ran screaming.

while all the other candidates hurried to escape behind

royal guard, rushed to protect the King and Queen, pushing them back

and Julian stayed by my side, fighting as they

help, so tired

my mind, but in the end, she did not

And she wasn't alone.

different presence was with her inside of me.

"Miracle?!"

my thoughts, "Accept who

my head, suddenly having

me, filled with roars and growls and teeth

struggled to stand

hold away from my head. Jane stood there, smirking

wolf knows. Quit being such a coward, Piper! Fight for

war. I didn't care about my lineage, or power, or whatever else Jane wanted me to

I snapped at