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

about why

head further. 7 personally

my sentence. If the

would

Elva’s health. Not yet. Not when she’d been doing so

Majesty, if I may,” Lena spoke

Luna waved her forward. Lena came around the couch to

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

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

“As you consider what is to be done with this fool

The Queen hummed thoughtfully.

said the woman

one on the right added, “Fitting for

left watched

Lena,”

be forced

my hands together to

up

said the woman on

the Queen began. Everyone hushed to

spirit of the competition, we allow the

always, ma’am,” said one woman, with

She didn’t say a word but her

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the Queen said. “If you wish not

Luna.

“Yes, ma’am.”

She waved me

through it. Suddenly, I stopped to avoid walking straight into Nicholas. How long had he been standing here?

“Where’s Elva?” I asked.

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

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

happy to see me

run away, but that

in the rain.

given me the chance to redeem myself. I had to take it. I had to

than myself, but surely I could fake it until I made it, right? I had enough practice

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