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 hadn’t warned

further. 7 personally accept whatever punishment

ease my sentence. If

it would be

Not yet. Not when she’d been doing so

I may,” Lena spoke

waved her forward. Lena came around

black belt.

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

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

The Queen hummed thoughtfully.

indeed,” said the woman on

one on the right added,

the left watched

Lena,” the

“For the tradition punishment, the offended would be forced to kneel outside the palace for the

together to keep anyone from

up

said the woman on

Queen began. Everyone hushed

we allow the girl the chance

said one woman, with

out. She didn’t say a word but

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for the rest of the evening,” the Queen

Luna. Do you

“Yes, ma’am.”

She waved

hurried toward the door and rushed through it. Suddenly, I stopped to avoid walking straight into Nicholas. How

“Where’s Elva?” I asked.

Elva was happily dancing and Susie was attempting to mimic her wild moves. The nanny stood nearby,

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

be happy to see me humiliated, cold and soaked

to run away, but that would only seal my

in the rain.

had to be my most regal

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

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