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 my

head further. 7 personally accept whatever punishment you

hoped my compliance might ease my sentence. If the Queen wished to have me expelled

it would be

Not yet. Not when

I may,”

Luna waved her forward. Lena came around the couch to stand beside

with a simple black belt. But tonight, even

say. I couldn’t imagine she would speak

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

The Queen hummed thoughtfully.

harsh punishment, indeed,” said the woman

on the right added, “Fitting for the

woman on the left watched

Lena,” the

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

hands together to keep anyone

a death sentence, exactly, though in those conditions, I would sure end up sick and

said

began. Everyone

competition, we allow the girl the chance to redeem

one woman,

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

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your redemption, girl, will depend on your performance for the rest of the evening,” the Queen said. “If you wish not to receive the traditional punishment, you must strive to

a Luna.

“Yes, ma’am.”

waved me

stopped to avoid walking straight into Nicholas. How long had

“Where’s Elva?” I asked.

where Elva was happily dancing and Susie was attempting

Nicholas had heard what the

see me humiliated, cold and

wanted to run away, but that would only

in the rain.

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

surely I could fake it until I made it, right? I had

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