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

people like Lena

with my slight advantage,

didn’t mean I

I had split the design for my dress into

were ready to combine

already finished Elva’s

the final work, as she had the

was not to be

at something outside the window, likely the horses again,

I

kept thinking about Nicholas’s solo

I were

the room, nervousness and trepidation waging war within

Elva called to me. “Mommy, come

the distraction, I joined her at

Elva pointed down toward

of the stables as horses were brought to them

hands.

regal black stallion that greedily accepted a sugar

and white mare that seemed nervous

trying to sidestep whenever

his own horse to approach Lilliana.

Lilliana shook her head, refusing

distance, I couldn’t hear the exact words spoken beyond some mumbled voices, but with the way Lilliana held up her pure white gloves, I

ing dirty.

getting dirty.

how she would hold

I

gave the sugar cube to the horse himself.

help,

lingered near her

we had gone horseback riding together. He had helped

same way.

I let myself remember, I could still feel

said then. “Tell me

him a playful smile. “What if I want to

I

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

properly

much the same thing to Lilliana, But, no. They didn’t seem

moved his hands away from her waist quickly and

did not seem to like each

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

mounted his stallion. He waited for Lilliana to bring her mare alongside his horse, and then

at the window.

gasped when she realized, “He’s

what she was going to do, she shouted from the window,

She waved both arms.

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

hand

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