The Luna Choosing Game by Jane Above Story

Chapter 0036

Her fury, which I had caused to heighten for a moment, quickly smoothed out again. Her grin returned,

wide and sharp.

“I should have known you were the one who made that sad little gift. It was so simple, so… fashion-

backwards. I had been ready to apologize for its very existence, before the prince made his small mix up.”

Nhad spent hours crafting that wrist guard for the prince. I had purposefully made the design simplistic, knowing Nicholas would prefer it that way. Flashy clothes were never his style.

That Kirsten didn’t know that only showed how little she understood the prince she chased.

“If you wanted him to know it was from you, you should have given it to him directly,” Kirsten said. “That

you didn’t only shows that you knew he would reject it. Just like he’ll reject you, very soon.”

“You shouldn’t have taken credit –”

“It’s too late, Piper. No one will ever believe you made it. Not now. Not against my word. Although…” She

tapped her finger to her chin and looked at Lena. “I think I know a fitting punishment.”

“Oh?” Lena lifted a brow.

Nicholas, Kirsten said.

might arise suspicion eventually. But many gifts would surely lead me into his

graces.”

her sharp grin on me. “And then I will

in the dungeons. My little

sounded from behind me, in the

whole posture shifted. She lost her spiteful arrogance

hold me, but their

eyes searing into mine. “Then

be doing

knew that firm, male

wide. She straightened. “Your Royal

head, I watched Nicholas push through the trees and come to stand beside us. Holding

was a mask of cool indifference as he took in the scene before him, looking from the

hands on me, to Kirsten, to Lena standing

his eyes gave away his inner

She pointed at one of the guard. “Let go

meanie!”

The

girl, then looked up at Nicholas, who was

Nicholas asked. “You heard

once, the guards‘ hands fell away from me. They’d held me

when they released me so

wasn’t truly in danger of falling. I

closed the distance between us in a