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

had been daring. For

cared for me. But then when he had talked

only saved me out of a sense of duty. Maybe he would have done the same for any of

girls.

over my head and groaned. The mixed messages were hard to decipher,

I wanted

would be able to help me sort through it, but I had no way to talk to

she was paying for my half of the rent with

roommate. I wondered what

impossible.

no way to communicate with the outside

thinking about her and her steady comfort helped bring me some peace. I tried

if I could talk to

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

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

of which, she would

antics, I drifted off

I was able to recover by the next day

light cold. I had sniffles and a

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

side

wished I could see her, but I’d never dare chance passing my cold onto her.

a much

keep me away from my other responsibilities of the game,

to the parlor with the rest of the candidates for an

other girls all kept fair