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

was so confused. His rescue had been daring. For a moment, I

me. But then when he had talked about those

sense of duty. Maybe he would have done

girls.

covers over my head and groaned. The mixed messages

certain what I wanted to

me sort through it, but I had

was paying for my

roommate. I wondered what they

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

no way to communicate

comfort helped bring me

say if I could

are so sure you are going to be eliminated – which,

that good food. Walk through those gardens. Flirt with

of which, she

imaginary antics, I

no shortness of luck, I was able to recover by the next day

a light cold. I had sniffles and a headache,

set up in another room for now with a permanent

her side at all

but I’d never dare chance passing my cold

suffer a much worse sickness than

keep me away from my other

I was called down to the parlor with the

all kept fair distance from me. I

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