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

if I did wonder about why my maids

7 personally accept whatever punishment

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

it would

couldn’t risk Elva’s health. Not yet. Not

if I may,” Lena spoke

her forward. Lena came

navy blue dress with a simple black belt. But tonight, even she wore gloves, though their

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

her throat. “As you consider what is to be done with this

The Queen hummed thoughtfully.

indeed,” said the woman on the

the right added, “Fitting

the left watched

punishment, Lena,” the Queen

offended would be forced to kneel outside

together to keep anyone from noticing my

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

to consider,” said the woman

Queen began. Everyone hushed

the spirit of the competition, we allow the girl

said one woman, with the other quickly

out. She didn’t say

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

Luna. Do you

“Yes, ma’am.”

She waved

I stopped to avoid walking

“Where’s Elva?” I asked.

and Susie was attempting to mimic her wild moves. The

If Nicholas had heard what the Queen had said…

he would be happy to see me humiliated, cold and soaked

to run away, but

in the rain.

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

but surely I could fake it until

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