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.

would be eliminated from the competition. I’d had a good

I’d be the first

would be forced to leave. From then on,

to being reclusive. In that

our future held any hope of maintaining

even as

I said, and pulled Elva Into my

her arms around my neck

to soothe her.

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had ended and Elva fell asleep in my arms, I carried her

the night, but the quiet maid stayed

for me to finish

back from the bed, and Elva sleeping within it, I motioned the maid closer to the

rest” I said: “I don’t need anything

my maids, who surely knew bout

you the wrong gloves,” the

blinked at her.

my hand. “Those are not the gloves I made for you. I don’t know where those came from, or why they exist. I swear to

from the Queen must have traveled fast in the servants‘ corridors. It likely wouldn’t take long

careful, Miss Piper,” the quiet maid said. “I don’t know why the other maid gave you the wrong gloves.

“I

think so,” I

“No”

the other maid had purposefully meant to sabotage

already going to be the first one to go

like an eavesdropper might be listening at

shiver ran

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in my arms, I carried her back to our

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