The Luna Choosing Game by Jane Above Story

Chapter 0045

My whole heart shattered. “No, no, that’s not true. Prince Nicholas likes you a lot.”

Elva pulled away to look up at me with large, watery eyes. “But she said Nick–lass is mad at me. She said

I was naughty.”

“We can’t listen to her, okay?”

Her cupped her face with my hands and wiped away her tears. New ones just kept falling. My anger for Lena renewed, and I half wanted to chase her down the hall to give her a piece of my mind.

No one makes my little girl cry like this!

“She’s just a mean lady who doesn’t know what she’s talking about. Nicholas likes you. He’s not mad. He waved at you, didn’t he?”

The words seemed to placate Elva somewhat. Her tears lessened, though her sniffling remained. Her brows furrowed like she was thinking it through.

“He did wave…

“Because he likes you.”

“…Okay.” Her voice was small. It didn’t seem like I had fully convinced her, but I doubted I could say anything that would.

She would have to hear it from Nicholas himself.

Maybe if I could talk to him alone, I could convince him to spend some time with Elva.

Lena would hate it, and so would the other girls. I’d have to make sure it happened at a time that didn’t conflict with any of his other obligations.

Surely he would meet with her though? If I told him she thought he didn’t like her?

Surely he hadn’t become totally heartless in the past three years?

No, I knew he hadn’t. I had seen the soft–hearted way he’d interacted with Elva before

He might hate me, but he liked her. He would be willing to do this, I was sure.

I just had to get him alone to ask.

The next morning at breakfast, Lilliana was the most popular girl in the room. Every other girl wanted to know every detail of her solo–date with Nicholas.

attention seemed to go straight to her head, and she calmly and smugly answered every question she

was asked, albeit with a haughty attitude.

I

me into the saddle like the princess I am soon to be,” she said. “The

been tamer, however. Something I will rectify when I

poor horse had reason to be afraid of Lillianna when it had first

said that animals had a sixth sense about people

Lilliana said. “I felt

soon belong

of the property and the

himself, like his beautiful golden eyes or his

qualities in how

power.

fury collected inside of me. Nicholas deserved someone who would

him as a person.

he would realize that sooner rather

sharing sharp looks toward each

in the room thickened as she continued

First Ball was quickly

the girls, it seemed as if Lilliana was

her, but I too wanted to see her

wasn’t jealous. It was just pure

worthy

Chapter 0046

of the First Ball, and I was dressed in my beautiful, shimmering yellow gown it was sleeveless,

into a tight up do, with

Elva was a near mirror figure of me, though her dress came up to her neck.

and she couldn’t stop giggling as she

and laughing, she looked like the

her into a quick hug.

door, the strange maid stopped me. “Don’t forget your gloves.” She handed

me

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you” I was relieved I knew there were traditions about gloves and their length. It would have

she was further back in

to thank her later

hand. “Let’s go

toothy grin. “The princess

parlor room, where we waited for the results for the dress contest. The princes‘ preferences for our dresses would soon

They were a rainbow of colors and materials, but each more

moved with such ease, she must have been used to it. Others were similar, carefully sidestepping their

and I genely

waited with bated breath

First, he said. “Divis

Smile was

reached down to

pick the same color the queen always wears whiggest one