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.

the hallways. It was early, just before

heads out of their doors

seen. Likely this was not something the

to see.

the ground floor, near the back door, Lena had her arms

to her sense of decency. If I went out

it would soak straight

sneered. “You should have thought of that this

time? Somewhere between being startled awake and dragged

back to her would

gardens. They

of them warned.

facing away from the palace. I couldn’t see what happened

looking out at the flowers and the

daggers. After only a few

I wrapped my

do that. It was all I had

growing chill.

there. The cold had set in. The wind had

nearby tree

hide them. I was

1. up.

they wanted me to do. They hoped

her medicine. Julian and I

trade. And Nicholas…

yesterday. The way he smiled. His kindness when playing with the

we had been in the past, but I’d enjoyed being around him. Compared to my other reasons to want to stay, this one was entirely