Chapter 0071

I should have known better.

He stood from the bed. “There are many girls here who would make good Lunas. Olivia is perhaps the

strongest of the group.”

I don’t know what I had been expecting, but my stomach still twisted uncomfortably as he spoke

other girls.

“She’s beautiful and cunning. And she has a strong following in the public. Lilliana has the proper

demeanor. And then there’s –”

“Okay, that’s enough. I get the picture.”

Nicholas shrugged, as if to say, you asked.

I regretted that choice.

“Rest now,” Nicholas said. “I’ll send my physician to check on you.”

Without another word, he walked to the door and left me.

the

His rescue had been daring. For a moment,

then when

out of a sense of duty. Maybe he would have done the same for

girls.

pulled the covers over my head and groaned. The mixed messages were hard to decipher, and then,

I wanted

sort through it, but I had no way to talk to her. I hoped she

had no idea how she was paying for

I wondered what they

wished I could call her, but that was impossible. Since

to communicate with the outside

her and her steady comfort helped bring me some peace. I tried to imagine what

if I could talk to

going to be eliminated – which,

you are there. Eat that good food. Walk through those gardens. Flirt

last of which, she would say with

at her imaginary antics, I

I was able to recover

light cold. I had sniffles and a headache, but no fever. It

from my sickness, she was set up in

her side at

dare chance passing

system, she would suffer a much worse

keep me away from my other

with the rest of the

girls all kept fair distance

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