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

daring. For a moment, I had almost convinced myself that

for me. But then when he had talked about

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

girls.

and groaned. The mixed messages were hard to

what I wanted

it, but I had no way

I had no idea how she was paying for my half of the

probably found another roommate. I wondered

her, but that was impossible. Since my phone was confiscated on

way to communicate

bring me some peace.

say if I could

you are going to be eliminated

enjoy every second you are there. Eat that good food. Walk

she would say

at her imaginary antics, I drifted off to

shortness of luck, I was able to recover by the next day with little

light cold. I had sniffles and a headache, but no

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

side at all

dare chance

would suffer a much worse sickness

from my other responsibilities of the game,

the parlor with the rest

other girls all kept fair distance from me. I

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