The Luna Choosing Game by Jane Above Story

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

head further. 7 personally accept

ease my sentence. If the Queen

it would

yet. Not when

I may,” Lena spoke

her forward. Lena came around the couch to stand beside

was in her typical uniform, a high neck navy blue dress with a simple black belt. But tonight, even

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

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

The Queen hummed thoughtfully.

harsh punishment, indeed,” said the woman on the

one on the right added, “Fitting

on the left watched me. “She’s

punishment, Lena,” the Queen

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

hooked my hands together to keep anyone from

exactly, though in those conditions, I would sure end up sick and exhausted. Hopefully the

consider,” said the woman on

the Queen began. Everyone

competition, we allow the girl the chance to

one woman, with

say a word but her frown was

+15 BONUS

of the evening,” the

a Luna. Do

“Yes, ma’am.”

She waved me

it. Suddenly, I stopped to avoid walking straight into

“Where’s Elva?” I asked.

He pointed to where Elva was happily dancing and Susie was attempting to mimic her wild moves. The nanny

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

happy to see

run away, but that would only seal my

in the rain.

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

really know how to be anyone other than myself, but surely I could fake it until I made it, right? I had enough practice being