The Luna Choosing Game by Jane Above Story

Chapter 18

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.

reinforced the required etiquette for mealtimes that I had forgotten over the

to eat with the others casually, but to do so in front of the

nanny had been hired for her,

soon, I had

leaving her here, but she seemed content enough, playing with her dolls under her

fort.

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

I needed another dress. I liked my pale green one

held up a velvet evening gown. Deep emerald in color, it

last time I had worn something

and black pants. On days off, I wore

Nothing like this

noticed my

said. And you won’t

She was right.

I barely recognized

looked at me with comically wide eyes. “Mommy,

know,” I

certain.

gave me the confidence I needed to keep my

claimed a seat at the far end. Nicholas wasn’t in the room yet. The King and Queen took opposite ends at the head of the

for the girls to sit, Julian

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