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

wonder about

personally accept whatever punishment you deem

If the Queen wished to

it would

couldn’t risk Elva’s health. Not yet.

I

her forward. Lena came around the couch

in her typical uniform, a high neck navy blue dress with a simple black belt. But

say. I couldn’t imagine she would speak up in

with this fool girl, I would like to suggest the traditional punishment for such an

The Queen hummed thoughtfully.

punishment, indeed,” said

the right added, “Fitting for the

on the left

Lena,” the

punishment, the offended would be forced

my hands together to keep

though in those conditions, I would sure end up sick

to consider,” said the woman on

began.

the competition, we

said one woman, with the other

seemed put out. She didn’t say a word but

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performance for the rest of the evening,” the Queen said. “If you

a Luna. Do

“Yes, ma’am.”

She waved me

hurried toward the door and rushed through it. Suddenly, I stopped to avoid walking straight into Nicholas. How long had he been

“Where’s Elva?” I asked.

pointed to where Elva was happily dancing and Susie was attempting to

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

happy to see me humiliated, cold and

run away, but that would only

in the rain.

had to take it. I had to be my most

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

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