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

wonder about why

lowered my head further. 7 personally accept whatever punishment you

ease my sentence. If

it would

yet. Not when she’d been doing

I may,” Lena spoke

forward. Lena came around the couch to stand

neck navy blue dress with a simple black belt. But

say. I couldn’t imagine she would speak up

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

The Queen hummed thoughtfully.

punishment, indeed,” said

one on the right added, “Fitting

on the left watched me. “She’s

Lena,”

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

hands together to keep anyone from noticing my

sure end up sick and exhausted. Hopefully the punishment did not

thing to consider,” said the

Queen began. Everyone

of the competition, we allow the girl the chance to redeem

one

didn’t say a word but

+15 BONUS

for the rest of the evening,” the Queen said. “If you wish not to receive the traditional punishment, you must strive

a Luna.

“Yes, ma’am.”

waved

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

“Where’s Elva?” I asked.

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

had heard what the

to see me

run away, but that would

in the rain.

I had to take it. I had to be my most regal self for the rest of the evening, to appear

really know how to be anyone other than myself, but surely I could fake it until

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