The Luna Choosing Game by Jane Above Story

Chapter 0079

“We were renting an apartment with a friend of mine, Anna. I worked hard for that life. Sometimes I even,

well… I’ve let more experiences happen than I should have, for the sake of a paycheck.”

My hands ached. Looking down I realized I held the wooden armrests of the chair in a white–knuckled

grip. I attempted to loosen my hold. “Were you harmed?”

“Not for the lack of effort on their part,” Piper said. “My boss at this last job was particularly vile, but your

guards came to retrieve me at just the right moment.”

My grip returned tenfold. The wood creaked.

I wanted to tell her that she was safe now, and that people like that would never be able to touch her again. I wanted her to give me this vermin’s name so I could chase him down and have him locked in the

dungeon.

I considered yet doing the last one, when Elva’s condition wasn’t quite so dire. But the previous I could

I

not promise.

be allowed to stay at the palace. And the minute she was beyond these walls, I could

attention to us both.

left, I had to let her

I sat in the chair beside Piper’s as we held vigil through

morning hours, Elva’s fever finally broke, and Piper was able to

to alert the physician.

she was fast asleep. She must have been so relieved and

she knew she didn’t have to worry anymore, her body sunk

her, I hooked an arm under her knees and

carried her around to the other side of the bed

over her

to my chair and watched over Piper and Elva both until

I saw him enter the room,

storming?” I asked him. The weather forecasts had predicted a miniscule

He was holding something back. Unusual. He typically told me

need for further

“Mark?”

see it for yourself. The royal family is gathered in your father’s

Piper and Elva continued to doze, even as the physician

them

with that assurance was I able to pull myself away. “Very well.

Mark nodded.

behind me, then I made my way

television. A weather report blared on the screen. Red