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

personally

sentence. If

would

Not yet. Not when

Majesty, if I may,” Lena spoke

forward. Lena came around the couch to

dress with a simple black belt. But tonight, even she wore

Lena would say. I couldn’t imagine

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

The Queen hummed thoughtfully.

said the woman

right added, “Fitting for

on the left watched

Lena,” the Queen

offended would be forced to kneel outside the palace for the

my hands together to keep anyone from

exactly, though in those conditions, I would sure end up sick

thing to consider,” said the woman on the

Queen began. Everyone hushed

competition, we allow

always, ma’am,” said one

She didn’t say a word but her frown

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

Luna. Do you

“Yes, ma’am.”

She waved

it. Suddenly, I stopped to avoid walking straight into Nicholas. How

“Where’s Elva?” I asked.

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

swelled within me. If Nicholas had heard what the

happy to see me humiliated,

but that would only

in the rain.

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

surely I could fake it

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