The Luna Choosing Game by Jane Above Story

Chapter 0012

I took another step. “I don’t want anyone to get in trouble.”

Mark’s eyes went wide again. He looked to Nicholas.

Nicholas’s jaw was clenched, a hard line. He stared at me like he wanted me to take back my words.

When I didn’t, he said, “No one will get in trouble.”

“Thank you,” I said.

He seemed even more annoyed by my thanks, eyes hard.

Mark quickly excused himself.

Nicholas also backed to the door. “If there is anything else you need…”

“Wait,” I said. I glanced over my shoulder, at Elva’s legs kicking out from the comforter.

Nicholas followed the length of my gaze but didn’t otherwise move an inch.

I approached him. Voice soft, I said, “Elva has a few health issues. Lately, she’s been suffering from

recurrent pneumonia..

it seem like acquiring a doctor for Elva would be

expression, I

needs a doctor

His reply came with

differences, he was still

everything changed over the past three years, then.

Thank you,” I said.

then

I returned to Elva and found her fast asleep in her blanket Jon. It had been

stirred some while Blowered her down, but the minute her little body touched the plush mattress, she sighed and

on the edge of the

here, but… if she could get a regular doctor to check her over, and without the burden of medical

I didn’t have a chance at actually winning the selection. If the royal family only wanted me here for good publicity, was there really any harm in me

generosity?

seemed a

that I hadn’t told Nicholas or Mark about Elva’s

soundly, I crossed the room and stuck my

like Nicholas, though I

the sound of his voice to a servant’s room at the end of the hallway.

ask me to cater to the whims of a woman with

that voice as

anger, “Now we are allowing illegitimate children, born

gallivant around the palace?”

“Lena…” Nicholas sounded tired.