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

But people like Lena and Joseph existed in every

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

mean I wouldn’t

the design for my dress into

to combine the three elements

finished Elva’s matching

quiet maid insisted on doing the final work, as she

the dresses photo shoot. Elva’s dress was not to be included in the shot, since that would ruin the anonymity of the

outside the window,

I

sure why, I kept thinking about Nicholas’s solo date, but it shouldn’t be enough to bother me like

I were over

of the room, nervousness and trepidation waging war within my chest.

called to me.

the distraction, I joined her at

toward

entrance of the stables

hands.

was a regal black stallion that greedily accepted a sugar cube from

a brown and white mare that seemed nervous around

whenever

noticing. left his own horse to approach Lilliana. He offered her a sugar cube

her head, refusing to offer

couldn’t hear the exact words spoken beyond some mumbled voices, but with the way Lilliana held up her pure white gloves, I assumed she refused to treat the horse

ing dirty.

getting dirty.

how she would hold

I

himself. In his

and with Nicholas’s help, lifted herself up into

her waist,

we had gone horseback riding together. He had helped me

same way.

could still feel the phantom touch of his

“Tell me when you are

him a playful smile. “What if I want to

I

the sun. “Then we should give up on horseback riding for today and return

properly

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

moved his hands away

two did not seem to like

Nicholas had chosen her, out of all the candidates, for

to bring her mare alongside his horse, and then together they started to ride forwards at

at the window.

gasped when she realized,

out what she was going to do, she shouted from

She waved both arms.

looked up. Lilliana glowered,

hand

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