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

people, being one myself. But people like Lena and Joseph

believe that even with my slight advantage, I would make it

mean

for my dress into three separate parts that we

combine the

finished Elva’s

final work, as

was not to be included in the shot, since that would ruin

looking at something outside the window, likely the horses again,

I

restless, though I wasn’t sure why, I kept thinking about Nicholas’s

I were

room, nervousness and trepidation waging war within

called to me.

distraction, I joined her

pointed down toward the stables. “It’s

of the stables

hands.

regal black stallion that

brown and white mare that

to sidestep whenever Lilliana came too

approach Lilliana. He

her horse. Lilliana shook her

this distance, I couldn’t hear the exact words spoken beyond some mumbled voices, but with the way Lilliana held up her

ing dirty.

getting dirty.

she would

I

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

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

lingered near her waist,

we had gone horseback riding

same way.

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

then. “Tell me when you are

him a playful smile. “What if I want

I

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

properly

saying much the same thing to Lilliana, But, no. They didn’t seem

all. Nicholas moved his hands away from

these two did

I couldn’t imagine why Nicholas had chosen her, out of all the candidates, for his

alongside his horse, and then together they started to ride forwards at

at the window.

realized, “He’s

was going to do, she

She waved both arms.

up. Lilliana glowered, but Nicholas’s stern expression seemed

hand and waved

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