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 existed in every

to believe that even with my slight advantage, I would make it far in this

mean I wouldn’t

two maids and I had split the design for my

to combine the three

Elva’s matching

quiet maid insisted on doing the final work, as she

arranging the mannequin for the dresses photo shoot. Elva’s dress was not to

at something outside the window, likely the horses

I

about Nicholas’s solo date, but it

I were

paced the length of the room, nervousness and

to me. “Mommy, come

the distraction, I joined her at the

pointed down toward the stables. “It’s

the stables as horses were brought

hands.

a regal black stallion that greedily accepted a sugar cube

chosen for Lilliana was a brown and white mare that seemed nervous around her. The

trying to sidestep whenever Lilliana

Lilliana.

her horse. Lilliana shook her head, refusing to offer

voices, but with the way Lilliana

ing dirty.

getting dirty.

she

I

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

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

lingered near her waist,

remembered the times we had gone horseback riding together. He had helped me then, much in

same way.

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

“Tell me when you are

smile. “What if I want to stay

I

horseback riding for today and return to one

properly

same thing to Lilliana, But, no. They didn’t

much at all. Nicholas moved his hands away from

two did not

couldn’t imagine why Nicholas had chosen her, out of all

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

at the window.

when she realized, “He’s coming over

before I could figure out what she was going to do, she shouted from the window, “Hi,

She waved both arms.

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

lifted a hand

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