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 in

even with my

mean I wouldn’t

my dress into three separate parts that

Now, we were ready to combine the three

finished Elva’s matching

on doing the final work, as she had the most experience with

shoot. Elva’s dress was not to be included in the shot,

at something outside the window,

I

I kept thinking about Nicholas’s solo date, but it

I were over long

paced the length of the room, nervousness and trepidation

Elva called to

distraction, I joined

Elva pointed down toward the stables. “It’s

the stables as horses were

hands.

that greedily accepted a

brown and white mare that seemed nervous around her.

trying to sidestep whenever Lilliana

approach Lilliana. He offered her a sugar

her horse. Lilliana shook her head, refusing to

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

ing dirty.

getting dirty.

she would hold

I

the horse himself. In his presence, the mare seemed

Nicholas’s help,

her waist, keeping her

times we had gone horseback riding together.

same way.

I could still feel the

“Tell me when you are okay, and

“What if I want

I

give up on horseback riding for today and

properly

I wondered if he was saying much the same thing to Lilliana, But, no. They didn’t

at all. Nicholas moved his hands away

two did not seem to like

out

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

at the window.

realized, “He’s

she was going to do, she shouted from the window, “Hi,

She waved both arms.

up. Lilliana glowered, but Nicholas’s stern

a hand

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