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The Luna Choosing Game by Jane Above Story novel Chapter 223

Chapter 0223 

“I can see you worrying.Julian whispered to me. You shouldn’t. You’d be stunning in anything.” 

A light blush filled my cheeks. I glanced away, embarrassed

Farther down the table, Nicholas watched us, his mouth pressed into a hard line

After the banquet, Julian led me to Nicholas’s rooms, where Nicholas was waiting to speak with us

When we came through the door, I was holding Julian’s arm. Nicholas’s gaze focused in on that at once

He didn’t say anything, but his distain radiated off of him in waves, Increasing the tension in the room

Did you miss us enough to make you so grumpy, brother?Julian asked. He kept my hand prisoner for

moment longer than needed, before releasing me

I immediately pulled away

The situation with Julian had certainly made everything more confusing. Even though we had agreed to forget it, I still remembered the fondness in his eyes and his touch. I felt a bit unsteady near him now, like 

I wasn’t sure what to expect

I tried not to be obvious about it, but I was never great at hiding things, especially from Nicholas, who 

watched me closely

Swallowing hard, I looked away from both of them, finding the wall very interesting all of the sudden

You wanted to talk about the tunnel, Nicholas? Are there updates?Julian 

asked

I’ve had my personal guards watch the tunnel around the clock, and so far no one has used it since 

we’ve started our vigil,Nicholas said

I swallowed. Still afraid to look at them, I spoke to the wall, Is that a good thing or a bad thing?” 

Both,Nicholas said

Of course, we’d rather not have any shady characters sneak into the palace,Julian explained. But if they don’t, then we can’t follow them to see what they are up to. In fact, we aren’t even totally sure at this point if that tunnel is the main point of entrance.” 

Terry mentioned it the other night,I said

Yeah, but who knows if he was telling the truth?Julian said. That guy likely has plans on top of plans. All he does is sit around and mastermind schemes.” 

Like someone else we know,Nicholas said

Hey,Julian said, mock offended. I don’t just sit around when I scheme.” 

The banter put me at ease some, so I dared to turn around and face the brothers. Julian was smirking at Nicholas, while Nicholas was scowling back at him. A sight so familiar it almost made me smile

So what do we do now?I asked

We wait,Nicholas said. We can’t make a move until they do.” 

Sighing, Julian crossed his arms. Waiting is troublesome.” 

Scheme something else then,Nicholas said

Don’t think I won’t,Julian replied

I shook my head. If that’s all we can do, then we have to wait.” 

Fair enough. For now.Julian came toward me. Shall l’escort you back to your room, Piper?” 

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