The Luna Choosing Game by Jane Above Story

Chapter 0068

I awoke the next morning to the sound of thunder outside my window and pounding on my bedroom door. I’d barely gotten out of bed when the door burst open and a slew of Joseph’s guards flooded in.

“Mommy!” Elva shouted as she hid under the covers.

“At least let me get dressed,” I said, holding up my hands.

The guard closest to me shook his head. “Orders are orders.” He grabbed me roughly by the arm and

dragged me toward the door.

met

In the hallway, Joseph’s guards were arguing with Nicholas’s. Mark was running toward me.

“Mark!” I called to him. “Elva’s in there!”

“Don’t worry. I’ll watch her!” he called back. He tried to come closer to me, but one of the guards roughly

shoved him. “Hey!”

“Mark, please.” I was worried he might start something. “Elva!”

Mark grit his teeth, but stepped backwards, letting the guards and me pass.

“Keep her away from this! Please!”

“I will,” he promised.

dragged through the hallways. It

of their doors to

were nowhere to be seen. Likely this was not something the royal family

to see.

back door, Lena

let me change,” I said, hoping to appeal to her sense of decency. If I went

would

should have thought of

had the time? Somewhere between being startled awake and

back to her would get me nowhere. I had

the gardens. They forced me down to my knees

them warned.

facing away from the palace. I couldn’t see

better though, I reasoned, looking out at the flowers and the

tiny, frozen daggers. After only a few minutes, my nightgown was entirely damp, clinging to me like a

I wrapped my

They hadn’t said I couldn’t do

growing chill.

The cold

a nearby tree

the rain to hide them. I was

1. up.

to do. They hoped I would give up and

her medicine. Julian and I were going to

trade. And Nicholas…

The way he smiled. His kindness

knew we could never be together again like we had been in the past, but I’d enjoyed