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.

not know if she would continue to be allowed to stay at the

attention to us both.

I had to let her stay

what I could. I sat in the

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

to alert the physician.

I returned to Piper, she was fast asleep. She must

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

as not to wake her, I hooked an arm under her knees and the other around her back,

against me. I carried her around to the other

the covers up over her tired

to my chair and watched over Piper and

When I saw him enter the room, I

asked him. The weather forecasts had predicted a miniscule chance

hesitated. He was holding something

for further

“Mark?”

need to see it for yourself. The royal family is gathered in

and Elva continued to doze, even as

over them in your stead, Prince

able to pull myself away. “Very well. Thank

Mark nodded.

quick glance behind me, then I made

my 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