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.

did not know if she would continue to be allowed to stay at the palace. And the minute she was beyond these walls, I could not protect her without drawing

attention to us both.

left, I

now, I would do what I could. I sat in the chair beside Piper’s as

Elva’s fever finally broke, and Piper was able

to alert the physician.

fast asleep. She must have

to worry anymore, her body sunk fast

to wake her, I hooked an arm under her knees and the

against me. I carried her around to the other side of the bed and lowered

over

my chair and watched over Piper and

When I saw him enter the room, I stood, leaving the physician to

asked him. The weather forecasts had predicted a miniscule chance of

hesitated. He was holding something

for further

“Mark?”

for yourself.

where Piper and Elva continued to

will stay and watch over them in your stead,

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

Mark nodded.

behind me, then I made my way

two brothers were standing in a half–circle around the television. A weather report