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

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

even with my slight

didn’t mean I wouldn’t

had split the design for my

to combine the three elements into

Elva’s matching

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

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

looking at something outside the window, likely the horses

I

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

were over long

the length of the room, nervousness and trepidation waging war within

Elva called to me.

the distraction, I joined her at

toward the stables.

the stables as horses were brought

hands.

regal black stallion that greedily

and white mare that seemed nervous around her.

whenever Lilliana came too

approach Lilliana. He offered her

her horse. Lilliana shook her head, refusing to

Lilliana held up her pure white gloves, I assumed she refused to treat

ing dirty.

getting dirty.

how she would hold

I

himself. In his presence, the mare seemed

then, and with Nicholas’s help,

near her waist, keeping

we had gone horseback riding together. He had

same way.

I could still feel the

then. “Tell me when you are

“What if I want

I

fond, green sparkling brightly under the sun. “Then we should give up on horseback riding for today and return to one of

properly

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

all. Nicholas moved his hands away from her waist

from a distance, these two did not seem to like

why Nicholas had chosen her, out of all

for Lilliana to bring her mare alongside his horse, and then together they

at the window.

she realized,

she was going to do, she

She waved both arms.

looked up. Lilliana glowered,

lifted a hand

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