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

personally accept whatever punishment

If the Queen

it would

Elva’s health. Not yet.

I may,”

forward. Lena came around the couch to stand

in her typical uniform, a high neck navy blue dress with a simple black belt. But tonight, even she wore gloves, though their

say. I couldn’t imagine she would speak up

done with this fool girl, I would

The Queen hummed thoughtfully.

indeed,” said the woman on

right added, “Fitting

woman on the left watched me. “She’s confused

Lena,” the

be forced

to keep anyone from noticing

though in those conditions, I would sure end up sick and exhausted.

consider,” said the woman on

the Queen began. Everyone hushed to

of the competition, we allow the girl the chance to redeem

ma’am,” said one woman, with the

didn’t say a word but

+15 BONUS

the

a Luna.

“Yes, ma’am.”

waved me

Suddenly, I stopped to avoid walking straight into Nicholas. How long had he been standing here? How

“Where’s Elva?” I asked.

where Elva was happily dancing and Susie was attempting

me. If Nicholas had heard what the Queen had said… If he knew the punishment I

see me

run away, but that would only seal my

in the rain.

the chance to redeem myself. I had to take it. I had to be my most regal self for the rest of the evening, to appear a perfect

could fake it until I made it, right? I had

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