The Luna Choosing Game by Jane Above Story

Chapter 56

Chapter 0056

“Marry him, then.” She nodded, like it was decided. Like it was somehow that easy.

I hated disappointing her. I wished I could let her believe what she wanted.

“I’m sorry, Elva. But Prince Nicholas and I won’t ever be a couple. No matter what.”

She looked up at me with large, vulnerable eyes. “Not ever?”

I shook my head.

“But why?”

Because I broke his heart? Because he thought I had betrayed him? Because he’d returned the gift I’d

made him? Because he was a prince, and I was just a wolf–less waitress?

There were so many reasons. All of which felt like too much information for my small daughter.

“We’re just not meant to be,” I said.

Elva had a grasp of fairy tales and happily ever after. Even if she couldn’t understand everything, she

might be able to handle this much.

She must have, because her questions stopped. But then she started to cry.

“But I like him, Mommy,” she said, wiping at her eyes. “If you married him, then he would be my Dad.”

I hated more than anything to disappoint her, but what could I do? I couldn’t lie to her about this, not to

then have to reveal the truth like it was all some cruel joke.

eliminated from the competition. I’d had a good showing tonight, but that

to stay. Everyone knew I’d be

I would be forced to leave. From then on, we’d only ever

back to being reclusive. In that case, we wouldn’t

any

even as

sorry,” I said, and pulled Elva Into my

around my neck and cried

back to soothe her. “We’ll

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ball had ended and Elva fell asleep in my arms, I carried her back to our room and

left us for the night, but the quiet maid

for me to finish

motioned the maid closer to the door. We

get some rest” I said: “I don’t need anything more

forgotten the apparent betrayal of my maids, who surely knew bout the

the wrong gloves,” the quiet maid

at

you. I don’t know

the servants‘ corridors.

Miss Piper,” the quiet maid said. “I don’t know why the other maid

“I

think so,”

“No”

had purposefully meant to sabotage me. But why? For

to go home. Why make things even worse

around, like an eavesdropper might be listening at

ran

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fell asleep in my arms,

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