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

lowered my head further. 7 personally accept whatever punishment

might ease my sentence. If the Queen wished to have

would

yet. Not when she’d been doing

Majesty, if I

her forward. Lena came around the couch to stand

high neck navy blue dress with a simple black belt. But tonight, even she wore gloves, though their length was hidden under

Lena would say. I couldn’t imagine she

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

The Queen hummed thoughtfully.

punishment, indeed,” said the woman on

right

on the left watched

the punishment, Lena,” the

be forced to kneel outside the palace

together to

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

to consider,” said the

the Queen began. Everyone hushed

we

as always, ma’am,” said one woman, with the other quickly

out. She didn’t say a word but

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depend on your performance for the rest of the evening,” the Queen said. “If

Luna.

“Yes, ma’am.”

She waved me

and rushed through it. Suddenly, I stopped to avoid walking straight into Nicholas.

“Where’s Elva?” I asked.

Susie and the nanny.” He pointed to where Elva was happily dancing and Susie was

heard what the Queen had said… If he knew the punishment

to see me

to run away, but that would only seal

in the rain.

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

than myself, but surely I could fake it until I made

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