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.

I was dragged through the hallways. It was early, just before dawn, but many

their heads out of their doors to see the

cameras were nowhere to be seen. Likely this was not something

to see.

the ground floor, near the back door,

to her sense of decency. If I went out

would soak

should have thought of that this

would I have had the time? Somewhere between being startled awake and dragged into the

to her would get me

the gardens. They forced me down to my

warned.

the palace. I couldn’t

though, I reasoned, looking out at

daggers. After only a few minutes, my nightgown was entirely

I wrapped my

myself. They hadn’t said I couldn’t do that. It was all

growing chill.

long I kneeled there. The cold had set in. The wind had picked

a nearby tree and I

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

1. up.

They hoped I would give up and

I wouldn’t. I couldn’t. Elva needed her medicine. Julian and I were going to expose the

trade. And Nicholas…

he smiled. His kindness when playing with

be together again like we had been in the past, but I’d enjoyed being