The Luna Choosing Game by Jane Above Story

Chapter 46

They both nodded, finally in agreement.

They removed the dress they had been working on and added it to the scrap pile.

“What are you doing with that?” I hurried to the discarded dress.

“It’s all wrong,” the talkative maid said. “The color’s too dark, and it’s not shapely enough. We can do

better.”

“Don’t throw it out.” I held the dress protectively to my chest.

They both looked at me. “Why not?”

“It’s beautiful, and you both worked so hard on it. Let me keep it. I don’t have to wear it to the First Ball, but I’d like to wear it at some point.”

They glanced at each other.

“It’s up to you, Miss Piper,” the talkative maid said. “Everything in here is a gift to you. If you would like to keep it, that’s your decision.”

didn’t want such a beautiful gown to go to waste. I

the other beautiful gowns, Elva came running into the

scary guards are

followed, but I made sure to keep her behind

the room. One stood at the door while the other two closed in around my talkative

anything!”

Elva’s hand, keeping her safely out

is the meaning of this? I

by the door, stepped forward. “Apologies, ma’am, but your maid has been accused

not true, Miss Piper, I

she didn’t do it, and I believe her,” I

guard seemed sympathetic, despite his harsh words. “It’s not up to

investigated.”

her. You don’t have to take her

of the maid’s arms and tugged her toward

do,” the guard told me.

can’t take someone away

fault.”

it is on palace grounds. These are palace affairs. I’m sorry, ma’am, but this is just how things are

pale, with wide frightened eyes. Still, she said, “Don’t get involved, Miss

“But –”