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.

stay at the palace.

attention to us both.

and when she left, I had to

what I could. I sat in the chair beside Piper’s as we held vigil

fever finally broke, and Piper was able to relax. I rose to send

to alert the physician.

Piper, she was fast asleep. She must

didn’t have to worry anymore, her body sunk fast

hooked an arm under her knees and

around to the other side of the bed and lowered her down

covers up over

my chair and watched over Piper and Elva both until

came to collect me in the morning. When I saw him enter the room, I stood, leaving

asked him. The weather forecasts had predicted

was holding something back. Unusual. He typically told me

need for

“Mark?”

it for yourself. The royal family is gathered

glanced behind me, where Piper and Elva continued to doze, even as the physician

will stay and watch over them in your

I able to pull myself

Mark nodded.

one last quick glance behind me, then I made my way

father’s room, my parents and two brothers were standing in a half–circle around the television. A weather report blared on the screen. Red bars flickered at the top and