The Luna Choosing Game by Jane Above Story

Chapter 0049

No, that was a foolish notion. He was kind to Elva because he was a kind person. At the end of the day, Elva and I were going to be eliminated from the competition.

We’d leave the palace, return to our little apartment with Anna, and never hear from Nicholas again, We’d probably see him on television sometimes, with updates on his new family.

It might hurt to see, but that was life.

Dreams were dreams. Reality was reality.

I couldn’t have both.

“It’s so nice of Prince Nicholas to spend so much time with you and your daughter,” said one of the other girls to me

“Looks good for the cameras, too,” said another girl, pointing as a cameraman came close to Elva.

Odd, I hadn’t really noticed them before.

Neither, apparently, had Nicholas. Because the moment he spotted the camera following Elva, he swung her the other way, out of the camera’s line of sight.

don’t think he’s doing it just for

second girl relented. “It just shows off a side of him

so, Nicholas was not the type of person to take advantage of that. He danced with

fun to see while it lasts,” another girl said. “Hope you are enjoying

her a polite smile but didn’t say anything. I knew I’d be gone soon as well as anyone, but it still hurt to hear other

those guards headed this

the other girls were staring. True enough, a pair of guards was

think

for them to go by,

“Miss Piper one asked

you,” whispered one of the girls

I

watched me with blank expressions. These must have been more of Joseph’s guards,

the ones who had initially been kind to

Follow me

other waited for me to follow the first,

1. me.

was unnerving, like I was being arrested

searched out Elva and Nicholas. They were still dancing, now with her standing on his shoes. He paused, though, when he spotted me. His eyes narrowed as he took in the sight of my

led me away from the ballroom and into a side, sitting room. The Queen herself sat on a plush sofa, bracketed by a pair of older women