The Luna Choosing Game by Jane Above Story

Chapter 0018

I blinked, stunned into silence. Me? A front runner in the competition?

No. Clearly those people didn’t realize how much Nicholas hated me. Once the cameras were allowed

into the palace, and they saw the two of us interacting, they would learn the truth.

Nicholas hated me.

Julian only wanted to use me in his games.

And Joyce seemed utterly disinterested in the whole thing.

I wasn’t a front runner. I was someone barely hanging on.

Regardless, I thanked my maid for the information.

“Now,” the maid said, turning toward the closet. “It is time to prepare you for the banquet.”

The banquet. Right. Tonight was the first official banquet with all three princes and the candidates. We

would formally dine in the dining room.

etiquette for mealtimes that I had forgotten over the

enough to eat with the others casually, but to do so in front of the royal family and

stay behind. A nanny had been hired for her, and was set to arrive

soon, I had

feelings leaving her here, but she seemed content enough, playing with her

fort.

you see your dress,” the maid said, and led me toward

sure why I needed another dress. I liked my

velvet evening gown. Deep emerald in

last time I had worn something like

off, I wore

Nothing like this

maid noticed my

said. And you won’t want to take

She was right.

the mirror, I barely recognized myself in

looked at me with comically wide eyes. “Mommy, are

know,”

certain.

confidence I needed to keep my head high as I entered the

a spot near the center of the table. Joyce claimed a seat at the far end. Nicholas wasn’t in the room yet. The King and Queen took opposite ends

came time for the girls to sit, Julian instantly