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

with my slight advantage, I would make it

mean I

my dress into three separate parts that we had worked

we were ready to combine the three elements

already finished Elva’s

doing the final work, as she had

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

the window, likely the

I

I kept thinking about Nicholas’s

and I were over long

the length of the room, nervousness and

called to

for the distraction, I joined her at the

down toward the stables.

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

hands.

was a regal black stallion that greedily accepted a

for Lilliana was a brown and white mare that seemed

whenever Lilliana

own horse to approach Lilliana. He offered her

horse. Lilliana shook her head, refusing to

words spoken beyond some mumbled voices, but with the way Lilliana held up her pure white gloves, I assumed she refused

ing dirty.

getting dirty.

how she would

I

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

approached then, and with Nicholas’s help, lifted herself up into

her waist,

riding together. He

same way.

feel the phantom touch of his strong hands on

said then. “Tell me when you are okay, and

smile. “What

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 instead. If you want me to hold you,

properly

same thing to

moved his hands away

a distance, these two did

out

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

at the window.

she realized, “He’s coming over

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

She waved both arms.

Lilliana glowered, but

hand and

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