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

reason to believe that even with my slight advantage, I would

didn’t mean I

I had split the design for my

Now, we were ready to combine the three elements into

finished Elva’s matching dress

final work, as she had the

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

something outside the window, likely the horses again, with the

I

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

and I were over long

nervousness and trepidation waging war

to me.

the distraction, I joined her at the

pointed down toward the

the stables as horses

hands.

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

brown and white mare that seemed nervous around her.

sidestep whenever Lilliana

to approach Lilliana. He offered her a sugar cube and

horse. Lilliana shook her head, refusing to

but with the way Lilliana held

ing dirty.

getting dirty.

she would

I

cube to the horse himself. In his presence,

help, lifted herself up

near her waist, keeping her

times we had gone horseback riding together. He had helped

same way.

I could still feel the phantom touch of his strong hands on

then. “Tell me

playful smile. “What if

I

been fond, green sparkling brightly under the 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,

properly

was saying much the same thing to Lilliana,

his hands away from her waist quickly

these two did not seem to like each other

Nicholas had chosen her, out of

alongside his horse, and then together

at the window.

she realized, “He’s coming over

before I could figure out what she was going to do, she shouted from

She waved both arms.

glowered, but Nicholas’s stern expression seemed

a hand

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