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

with my slight advantage, I would make it far in

didn’t mean I wouldn’t

and I had split the design for my dress into three separate parts that we

we were ready to combine the

finished Elva’s matching dress

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

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

at something outside the window, likely the horses again, with the stables so

I

felt restless, though I wasn’t sure why, I kept thinking about Nicholas’s solo date, but it shouldn’t be enough to bother me

were over long

I paced the length of the room, nervousness and trepidation waging war within my chest. My

to

distraction, I joined

toward

Lilliana stood near the entrance of the stables

hands.

black stallion that

and white mare that seemed nervous

to sidestep whenever Lilliana came too

to approach Lilliana. He offered her a sugar cube and

Lilliana shook her head, refusing

exact words spoken beyond some mumbled voices, but with the way Lilliana

ing dirty.

getting dirty.

she would

I

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

Nicholas’s help, lifted herself up

near her

remembered the times we had gone horseback riding

same way.

remember, I could still feel the phantom

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

given him a playful smile. “What if I want

I

today and

properly

wondered if he was saying much the same thing

his hands away from her waist quickly and without

from a distance, these two did not seem

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

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

at the window.

she realized, “He’s coming over

figure out what she was going to do,

She waved both arms.

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

hand and waved

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