The Luna Choosing Game by Jane Above Story

Chapter 0015

“Nicholas.”

I was dreaming. I must have been close to waking up to be so lucid.

I stood in my old room at the Academy. Nicholas had his back to me, his hand on the door handle. A

familiar curl of dread was growing in my stomach. A dull, physical ache rested behind my ribs.

This was the moment I had broken up with him.

“I’m sorry,” I said.

“Save it.” His voice was rough. I’d hurt him, but he didn’t want to admit it. He wouldn’t let me see.

“Nick, please –”

“Don’t call me that.” He pulled the handle and the door swung open. The light of the hall was blinding.

compared to the dimness of the room.

I had wanted to stop him. I wanted to take back everything, and bring him into my arms again.

But I couldn’t.

newborn baby waiting for me, and the loss of my wolf had left me

I wanted to awaken, but I forced myself to relive the

gone, my body crumpled, just as it had that day. I’d hid my pain in front of him. I

him to know what I’d done, and what

night, before I pulled myself together, left the Academy,

looked back.

my eyes and stared at the silk canopy above my borrowed bed. Beside me,

into

stayed there watching her for a long time, as I pressed the memories back into the past where

belonged.

on the door, and the two maids

of the candidates‘ first public appearance. We had to get

derfdat

but I had decided to

was nice to eat three full meals a day again. I was already regaining some of the weight I’d lost. My ribs weren’t quite

never be as strong as those with wolves, but now I could at

exhausted.

matching light green gowns with faux wildflowers stitched into the skirt. Elva wanted to wear a flower crown to match, but

made for her

help, then, holding Elva’s hand, I led her to the parlor room where the other girls