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

rescue had been daring. For a

me. But then when he had talked about those

of duty. Maybe he would have done the same for

girls.

over my head and groaned. The mixed messages were

even certain what I wanted

I had no way to talk to her. I hoped

idea how she was paying

found another roommate. I

that was impossible. Since my phone was confiscated on

no way to communicate with the outside

and her steady comfort helped bring me some peace.

I could talk to

you are going to be eliminated – which, I’m not convinced of, by the

that good food. Walk through those gardens. Flirt

which, she

at her imaginary antics, I drifted

doctor’s help, and no shortness of luck, I was able to recover

sniffles and a

was set up

her side

dare chance passing my cold onto her. With

would suffer a much worse

illness could not keep me away from my other

was called down to the parlor with the rest of the candidates for an

all kept fair

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