The Luna Choosing Game by Jane Above Story

Chapter 50

Chapter 0050

My throat went dry. “Your Majesty, I had no intention of ”

“Whatever your intention, you have still insulted me,” the Queen said.

I straightened at the shortness of her tone.

I was terribly confused. What had I done that was offensive? Was it because Julian, Nicholas, and I had broken the order of the dances?

But she didn’t even seem to be watching them, if she was hiding away in here.

“The poor child looks confused, Your Majesty,” said one of the women sitting near the Queen.

“She’s common,” said the other woman. “Maybe she truly doesn’t understand how she has disrespected you.”

The Luna considered her friends” words. “Is that the case, girl?”

I didn’t much care for their patronizing tone of voice, but I could deny the truth to their words.

I nodded.

The Luna looked to the woman on her left, then gestured to me.

“It’s your gloves, child,” said the woman.

I looked down at my gloves. They were clean. The seams were straight.

“They are too short,” continued the woman.

All the other women dressed in formalwear wore their gloves up over their elbows. I could see that now, glancing around

Mine stopped mid–forearm.

“You have disrespected me and my family,” said the Queen. “We have accepted you into our home. We have clothed and fed you, and given you a chance in the selection. And this is how you repay us?”

1 bowed my head low. I’m terribly sorry, Your Majesty. I had no idea that –”

“A Luna accepts responsibility. You say you didn’t know. Were you hoping to pass your punishment off onto your maids? Or perhaps your tailor?”

“No,” I said, ashamed. She was right. The fault should fall on me alone. I would never want to see

about why my maids hadn’t warned

my head further. 7 personally accept whatever

compliance might ease my sentence. If the Queen wished to have me expelled

would be

couldn’t risk Elva’s health. Not yet. Not when she’d been doing

I may,” Lena spoke

Lena came around the couch to

with a simple black belt. But tonight, even she wore gloves,

would say. I couldn’t imagine

her throat. “As you consider what is to be done with this fool girl, I would like

The Queen hummed thoughtfully.

indeed,” said the woman

on the right

woman on the left watched me. “She’s

the punishment, Lena,” the

offended would be forced to kneel outside the palace for the length

together to

a death sentence, exactly, though in those conditions, I would sure end up sick and exhausted. Hopefully the punishment did not include

said

began. Everyone

spirit of the competition, we

one woman, with the

out. She didn’t say a word but her frown was

+15 BONUS

redemption, girl, will depend on your performance for the rest of the evening,” the Queen said. “If you wish

Luna.

“Yes, ma’am.”

She waved me

stopped to avoid walking straight

“Where’s Elva?” I asked.

happily dancing and Susie was attempting to mimic her wild

what the Queen had said… If he knew the punishment

happy to see me humiliated, cold and

wanted to run away, but

in the rain.

the Queen had given me the chance to redeem myself. I had to take it. I had to be my most regal self for the rest

myself, but surely I could fake it until I

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