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

For a moment, I had almost

me. But then when he had talked

saved me out of a sense of duty. Maybe he would have

girls.

pulled the covers over my head and groaned. The mixed

certain what I wanted

it, but I had no way to talk

no idea how she was paying for

probably found another roommate. I wondered what they

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

had no way to communicate

bring me

I could

you are going to be eliminated – which,

every second you are there. Eat that

last of which, she would say with

her imaginary antics, I drifted off to

I was able to recover by the next day with

I had sniffles and a headache,

my sickness, she was set up in another room for now with

stayed by her side

but I’d never dare chance passing

system, she would suffer a much worse sickness

could not keep me away from my other responsibilities of the game, however, and

to the parlor with the rest of the candidates for

I entered the room, the other girls all kept fair distance from me. I didn’t mind. I

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