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

did wonder about

further. 7 personally accept

sentence. If the Queen wished to have me

it would

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

I may,” Lena spoke

came

uniform, a high neck navy blue dress with a simple black

wondered what Lena would say. I couldn’t imagine she would speak up

to be done with this fool girl, I would like to suggest the

The Queen hummed thoughtfully.

indeed,” said the woman on the

right added, “Fitting for

woman on the left watched

the punishment, Lena,” the Queen

the offended would be forced to kneel outside

to keep anyone

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

a thing to consider,” said the woman on

began. Everyone hushed

in the spirit of the competition, we allow the girl the chance

one woman, with

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

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rest of the evening,” the Queen said. “If you wish not to receive

a Luna.

“Yes, ma’am.”

waved me

walking straight into Nicholas. How long had he been standing

“Where’s Elva?” I asked.

Elva was happily dancing and Susie

heard what the Queen had

he would be happy to see me humiliated,

away, but that

in the rain.

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

I could fake it until I

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