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

being one myself. But people like Lena and Joseph existed

even with my slight advantage, I would

didn’t mean I wouldn’t

and I had split the design for my dress into three

to combine the three elements into

Elva’s

insisted on doing the final work, as she had the most experience with

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

at something outside the window, likely

I

why, I kept thinking about Nicholas’s

were over

room, nervousness and trepidation waging war within my

to

the distraction, I joined her at

toward the

of the stables as horses were brought to them

hands.

a regal black stallion that

and white mare that

trying to sidestep whenever Lilliana came

to approach Lilliana. He

her horse. Lilliana shook her head,

spoken beyond some mumbled voices, but with the way Lilliana held

ing dirty.

getting dirty.

wondered how she

I

cube to the horse himself. In his

then, and with Nicholas’s help, lifted

lingered near her waist, keeping her

riding together. He had helped me then, much

same way.

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

“Tell me when you are okay, and I’ll

playful smile. “What if I want

I

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 like to

properly

he was saying much the same thing to Lilliana,

at all. Nicholas moved his hands away from her waist quickly and without

from a distance, these two did not seem to like

Nicholas had chosen her, out of all the candidates,

alongside his horse, and then together they started to ride

at the window.

she realized, “He’s coming over

what she was going to do, she shouted

She waved both arms.

immediately looked up. Lilliana glowered, but Nicholas’s

hand and waved

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