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

reason to believe that even with my

didn’t mean I wouldn’t

the design for my dress into three separate parts

Now, we were ready to combine the three elements into a

already finished Elva’s matching dress

maid insisted on doing the final work,

the mannequin for the dresses photo shoot. Elva’s dress was not to be included in the

was looking at something outside the window,

I

I kept thinking about Nicholas’s

I were over long

room, nervousness and trepidation waging war

called to me.

distraction, I joined her at the

Elva pointed down toward the stables.

and Lilliana stood near the entrance of the stables as horses were brought to

hands.

horse was a regal black stallion that greedily

Lilliana was a brown and white mare

sidestep whenever Lilliana

noticing. left his own horse to approach Lilliana. He offered

shook her head, refusing

way Lilliana held up her pure white gloves, I assumed she refused

ing dirty.

getting dirty.

how she would hold the

I

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

with Nicholas’s help, lifted

hands lingered near her

riding together. He

same way.

myself remember, I could still feel the phantom touch of his strong hands

fall,” he’d said then. “Tell me when you are okay, and I’ll let

“What if I want to stay

I

sun. “Then we should give up on horseback riding for today and return to one of our rooms instead. If you want me to hold you, I’d

properly

I wondered if he was saying much the same thing to

at all. Nicholas moved his hands away from her waist

did not

her, out of all the candidates, for his first

then and mounted his stallion. He waited for Lilliana to bring her mare alongside his horse, and then together they started to ride forwards at a slow pace – which brought them

at the window.

when she realized,

figure out what she was going to do,

She waved both arms.

up. Lilliana glowered, but

hand and

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