The Luna Choosing Game by Jane Above Story

Chapter 0080

When I awoke, I was surprised to find myself in my own bed, while the physician tended to Elva beside

1. me.

I looked around the room, but Nicholas was gone. I wondered how long he stayed. Likely not for very

long. He did dislike me, after all.

Still, he had been kind to stay at all, even with all the layers of hurt between us. He had been kind to me

last night, and I would not soon forget it.

I rose and dressed, and by the time I was done, the physician was ready to talk to me.

“She should have a full recovery. She will need to rest for a day or so. Her body is fatigued from fighting

off her illness so hard.”

I thanked her, though my relief did not fully squash my guilt. Elva had only been in danger at all because

of my inability to protect her. If I had stayed away from her until I was absolutely certain I was healed, she

might never have gotten sick.

The thoughts plagued me even after the physician exited the room. No sooner had she gone than Mark

entered.

“All of the girls are being summoned into the parlor room,” he said.

of pitter–patter of rain against the window, that

deal would, as expected, end in failure. But at least

in the days

with Elva?” I

“Yes.”

I nodded. “Thank you.”

room and made my way down to the parlor, where

entered, and I heard echoes of the deal I had

had already spread through

at the

nearest a microphone.

to me. At

a concern filled

had happened, but how she

I heard,” Susie said. “Thank God

I agreed.

into

the girls turned

by now, the hunt previously planned for today has been

on inclement

girl from the

Since I had lost the bet, at the very least

the barbecue, however one managed to do

far out of the

“Yet Miss Piper has still won the deal between her and

even drizzling, the forecasters have predicted that tonight we will

moon.”

gasps sounded around the room. One of them came from

Piper,” Nathan said. “To hunt