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.

It was

their heads out of their doors

cameras were nowhere to be seen. Likely this was not

to see.

the back door, Lena had her

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

it would soak

“You should have thought of that

the time? Somewhere between being

would get me nowhere. I had no power

guards shoved me forward, out into the gardens. They forced me down to my knees

them warned. Then they disappeared somewhere behind

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

reasoned, looking out

down on me like tiny, frozen daggers. After only a few minutes,

I wrapped my

said I couldn’t do that. It was all I had to fight

growing chill.

The cold had set in.

nearby tree and

tears flowed freely, with the rain to hide them. I was cold and tired and miserable, but

1. up.

wanted me to do. They hoped

needed her medicine. Julian

trade. And Nicholas…

way he smiled. His kindness when playing with the

be together again like we had been in the past, but I’d enjoyed being around him. Compared to my other reasons