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

the common people, being one myself. But people

that even with my slight advantage,

didn’t mean I wouldn’t

the design for my dress into three separate parts that we had

combine the three elements into a

Elva’s

final work, as she had the most

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

at something outside the window, likely the

I

restless, though I wasn’t sure why, I kept thinking about Nicholas’s

I were

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

to

for the distraction, I joined her

toward

of the

hands.

that greedily accepted a sugar cube from Nicholas’s

a brown and white mare that seemed

whenever Lilliana came too

approach Lilliana. He offered her a sugar

her head, refusing

some mumbled voices, but with the way Lilliana held

ing dirty.

getting dirty.

she would hold

I

cube to the horse himself. In

approached then, and with Nicholas’s help,

hands lingered near her waist, keeping

had gone horseback riding together. He had helped

same way.

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

said then. “Tell

a playful smile. “What if I want

I

eyes 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

properly

wondered if he was saying much the same thing to Lilliana, But,

his hands away from her waist quickly

did not seem to like each

imagine why Nicholas had chosen her, out of

Lilliana to bring her mare alongside his horse, and then together they started to ride forwards at a slow pace – which brought

at the window.

she realized,

out what she was going to

She waved both arms.

Lilliana glowered, but Nicholas’s stern expression

lifted a hand and

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