The Luna Choosing Game by Jane Above Story

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

been daring. For a

But then when he had

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

girls.

The mixed messages were hard to

certain what I wanted to

I had no way to talk to her.

I had no idea how she was paying for my half

I wondered what they

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

way to communicate

bring me some

say if I could

sure you are going to be eliminated – which, I’m not convinced

that good food. Walk through those gardens. Flirt with

last of which, she would say with

antics,

shortness of luck, I was able to

and a headache, but no fever. It felt like

keep Elva safe from my sickness, she was set up in another room

stayed by her side at

see her, but I’d never dare chance

would suffer a much worse sickness

me away from my other responsibilities of the game, however, and

the parlor with the rest of the candidates for an

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