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 like Lena and Joseph existed in every

my slight advantage, I

didn’t mean I wouldn’t

two maids and I had split the design for my dress into three separate parts

to combine

already finished Elva’s

maid insisted on doing the final work, as she had the most

the mannequin for the dresses photo shoot. Elva’s dress was not to be included in the shot, since that

outside the window, likely the horses

I

thinking about Nicholas’s solo date, but it shouldn’t be enough to bother me like

and I were

of the room, nervousness and trepidation

called to me. “Mommy,

for the distraction, I

toward the stables. “It’s

the entrance of the stables as

hands.

a regal black stallion that

brown and white mare that seemed nervous around

trying to sidestep whenever Lilliana came

own horse to approach Lilliana. He offered her

her head, refusing to offer

the way Lilliana held up

ing dirty.

getting dirty.

how she would hold

I

sugar cube to the horse himself.

with Nicholas’s help, lifted herself up

hands lingered near her waist, keeping

the times we had gone horseback riding together. He had helped

same way.

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

he’d said then. “Tell me when you are okay, and I’ll let

a playful smile. “What

I

on horseback riding for today and return to one of our rooms instead. If you want me to hold you, I’d like to

properly

he was saying much the same thing to Lilliana, But, no.

all. Nicholas moved his hands

two did

out of all the candidates, for his first solo

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

at the window.

realized, “He’s coming over

figure out what she was going to do, she shouted from

She waved both arms.

Lilliana glowered,

a hand and

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