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

I did wonder about why my

head further. 7 personally accept whatever punishment you deem

compliance might ease my sentence. If

it would

Elva’s health. Not yet.

Majesty, if I

came around the couch to stand

was in her typical uniform, a high neck navy blue dress with a simple black

would say. I couldn’t imagine she would

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

The Queen hummed thoughtfully.

harsh punishment, indeed,” said the woman on

right added, “Fitting for

left watched me. “She’s

Lena,” the Queen

tradition punishment, the offended would be forced to kneel outside the palace for the length of an

hooked my hands together to keep

those conditions, I would sure end up

to consider,” said the woman

began. Everyone

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

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

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

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for the rest of the evening,” the Queen said.

Luna. Do

“Yes, ma’am.”

She waved me

it. Suddenly, I stopped to avoid walking straight

“Where’s Elva?” I asked.

and Susie was attempting to mimic her wild

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

to see me humiliated, cold and soaked through

but that would only seal

in the rain.

I had to take it. I had to be my most regal self for

myself, but surely I could fake it

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