The Luna Choosing Game by Jane Above Story

Chapter 43

Chapter 43

At first glance, she appeared friendly enough, smiling peacefully. She curtsied to me and introduced herself.

Tm looking forward to serving you,” she said.

But I found it strange. Surely she had passed my other maid being taken away down the hall. What kind of person would be smiling so calmly after having witnessed such a thing?

icholas.

I

I

Today was the day for Nicholas’s solo date, and I was trying my very best not to think about it.

Ever since receiving Joseph’s threatening letter, I’d been hiding out in my room as much as I could to

avoid him and the mean–looking guards.

With the First Ball fast approaching, I used the extra time in my room to help my maids work on me and

Elva’s gowns.

The dress had to be perfect. The order of introductions for the girls at the ball was to be determined by

the princes‘ preferences of the dresses.

Once the gowns were finished, pictures were to be taken of them and given to the princes, who would

then select their favorites. Those favorites would be the first ones introduced at the ball, and therefore

given the most time with the princes.

And with the cameras.

A major component of the Luna Choosing Game, was earning the public’s favor. I had a small advantage

one myself. But people like

that even with my slight advantage, I would make it far

didn’t mean

for my dress into three separate parts that we had

combine the three

finished Elva’s matching dress

insisted on doing the final work, as she had the

was not to be included in

something outside the window, likely

I

wasn’t sure why, I kept thinking about Nicholas’s solo date, but it shouldn’t be enough

I were over long

paced the length of the room, nervousness and trepidation waging war

Elva called to me. “Mommy, come

distraction, I joined

Elva pointed down toward the stables.

the entrance of the stables

hands.

that greedily

brown and white mare that seemed nervous around her.

whenever Lilliana came too

horse to approach Lilliana. He offered

shook her head,

words spoken beyond some mumbled voices, but with the way Lilliana held up her pure white gloves, I assumed she

ing dirty.

getting dirty.

she

I

to the horse himself. In his presence, the mare seemed

Nicholas’s help, lifted herself

hands lingered near her waist,

riding together. He had helped

same way.

remember, I could still feel the

you fall,” he’d said then. “Tell me when you

“What if I

I

on horseback riding for today and return to one of our rooms instead.

properly

if he was saying much the same thing to Lilliana, But, no. They didn’t seem

much at all. Nicholas moved his hands away from her waist quickly and

a distance, these two did not seem to

I couldn’t imagine why Nicholas had chosen her, out of all the

mare alongside his horse, and then together they started to ride forwards at a slow pace – which brought them

at the window.

gasped when she realized, “He’s coming over

figure out what she was going to do, she shouted from the window, “Hi,

She waved both arms.

both immediately looked up. Lilliana glowered, but Nicholas’s stern expression seemed

hand and waved

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