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.

other beautiful

scary guards

followed, but I made

at the door while the other two closed in around my talkative

anything!”

Elva’s hand, keeping her safely out of the

the meaning of

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

not true, Miss

she didn’t do it,

despite his harsh words. “It’s

investigated.”

You don’t have to

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

told me. “She’ll need to be interrogated

You can’t take someone away

fault.”

shook his head. “We can if it is on palace grounds. These are palace affairs. I’m sorry, ma’am, but this is just how

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

“But –”

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