The Luna Choosing Game by Jane Above Story

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.

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

Everyone knew I’d be the first

leave. From then on, we’d only ever see the

to being reclusive. In that case,

any hope of maintaining

even as

sorry,” I said, and pulled

arms around my neck and

rubbed her back to soothe her.

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

had thought the maids would have left us for the night, but the quiet maid stayed nearby, as if

for me to finish

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

said: “I don’t need anything more

betrayal of my maids, who surely knew bout the Queen’s rules for glove–length and

wrong

blinked at her.

you. I don’t know where those came from, or why they exist. I swear to you that I

the servants‘ corridors. It likely wouldn’t take long until

don’t know why the other maid gave you the

“I

think so,” I

“No”

maid had purposefully meant to sabotage me. But why?

first one to go home. Why make things

quiet maid glanced around, like an eavesdropper might be listening at the

shiver ran

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and Elva fell asleep in my arms, I carried her back to our