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

one myself. But people like Lena and Joseph existed

even with my slight advantage, I would

mean I wouldn’t

I had split the design for my dress

combine the three elements into

finished Elva’s

the final work, as she had the most

was not to be included in the

herself was looking at something outside the window, likely the horses

I

Nicholas’s

and I were over

of the room, nervousness and trepidation waging war within

Elva called to me. “Mommy,

distraction, I joined her at

Elva pointed down toward

of the stables as horses

hands.

a regal black stallion that

and white

sidestep whenever Lilliana came too

own horse to approach Lilliana. He offered

horse. Lilliana shook her head, refusing

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 horse to

ing dirty.

getting dirty.

she would hold

I

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

Nicholas’s help, lifted herself up into the

lingered near her waist, keeping

gone horseback riding

same way.

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

won’t let you fall,” he’d said then. “Tell me when you are okay, and I’ll

given him a playful smile. “What if I want to stay like

I

up on horseback riding for today and return to one of our rooms instead. If you want

properly

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

his hands away from her waist quickly

did not seem to like each

Nicholas had chosen her, out of all the candidates, for his first

horse, and then together

at the window.

gasped when she realized,

going to

She waved both arms.

both immediately looked up. Lilliana glowered, but Nicholas’s stern expression seemed to

lifted a hand and waved

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