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.

first elimination coming up, I did not know if she would continue to be allowed to stay at the palace. And the minute she was

attention to us both.

she left, I had to let her stay

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

Piper was able to

to alert the physician.

I returned to Piper, she was fast asleep. She must have been so relieved and so

worry anymore, her body sunk fast into necessary

hooked an arm under her knees and the other around

carried her around to the other side of the bed and

I lifted the covers up over her tired body

my chair and watched over Piper and Elva both until

him enter the room, I

I asked him. The weather forecasts had predicted a

was holding something back. Unusual. He typically told

for further

“Mark?”

for yourself.

Elva continued to doze, even as the physician attended

watch over them in your stead, Prince

I able to

Mark nodded.

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

were standing in a half–circle around the television. A weather report blared on the screen. Red bars flickered at