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 in

my slight advantage, I would

didn’t mean I

design for my dress into three separate

combine the three elements

finished Elva’s

work, as she had the most experience

not to be included in the shot, since that would ruin the

at something outside the window, likely the horses

I

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

were over long

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

called to me.

the distraction, I joined

toward

and Lilliana stood near the entrance of the stables as horses

hands.

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

and white mare that seemed nervous

whenever Lilliana

his own horse to approach Lilliana. He offered her

Lilliana shook her head, refusing to offer the

I 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

ing dirty.

getting dirty.

how she would hold

I

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

approached then, and with Nicholas’s help,

her

riding together. He had helped me then,

same way.

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

he’d said then. “Tell me

a playful smile. “What if I want

I

had 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, I’d

properly

same

hands away from

did not

imagine why Nicholas had chosen her, out of all the

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

at the window.

she realized, “He’s

was going to do,

She waved both arms.

up. Lilliana glowered,

lifted a hand

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