The Luna Choosing Game by Jane Above Story

Chapter 0030

They both nodded, finally in agreement.

They removed the dress they had been working on and added it to the scrap pile.

“What are you doing with that?” I hurried to the discarded dress.

“It’s all wrong,” the talkative maid said. “The color’s too dark, and it’s not shapely enough. We can do

better.”

“Don’t throw it out.” I held the dress protectively to my chest.

They both looked at me. “Why not?”

“It’s beautiful, and you both worked so hard on it. Let me keep it. I don’t have to wear it to the First Ball, but I’d like to wear it at some point.”

They glanced at each other.

“It’s up to you, Miss Piper,” the talkative maid said. “Everything in here is a gift to you. If you would like to keep it, that’s your decision.”

I smiled, relieved. I really didn’t want such a beautiful gown to go to waste. I went to the closet and hung it inside.

I admired it, hanging among the other

The scary

out of the closet. Elva followed, but I made sure to keep

guards were in the room. One stood at the door while the

didn’t do anything!” the

of Elva’s hand, keeping her safely out of the way. Then I

the meaning of this? I

door, stepped forward. “Apologies, ma’am, but your maid has been accused of stealing

true, Miss

it, and I believe her,” I

his harsh words. “It’s not up to you,

investigated.”

her. You don’t

each grabbed one of the maid’s arms and tugged her

told me. “She’ll need to be interrogated

can’t take someone away without

fault.”

palace affairs. I’m sorry, ma’am,

maid was pale, with wide frightened eyes. Still, she said, “Don’t get involved, Miss Piper. I’ll be

“But –”

they figure that out, they’ll let me go, and everything will be okay.” Her