The Luna Choosing Game by Jane Above Story

Chapter 0081

“That’s enough,” said a firm low voice through the microphone. Nathan had passed it to Nicholas. Please discover all the facts before making accusations. Piper proposed her deal last night. The

announcement about the blood moon did not come in until this morning.”

The second girl relented, lowering her head. “He’s right. She couldn’t have known…”

“But…?” said the first. “Surely the timing was too perfect to be a coincidence.”

“Sorry,” I said. “I don’t tell the future. I don’t have the internet. I just made a guess for the sake of the deal.”

The girls‘ looks of outrage slowly morphed into those of annoyance instead. Gradually, they slipped away from me.

Susie returned to the place she’d been pushed away from. “You okay?”

I shrugged

“Piper,” Nicholas said, approaching me. He’d left the microphone on the stage, back with Nathan.

He stopped when he was before me. “What did the physician say about Elva?” After I told him, he sighed,

“Good.”

Susie glanced between the two of us. Then she pretended to see something and left us. It was a very

was

e some

whether to thank her or be mad at her. She

last night, I wasn’t sure I

didn’t know if I could

Nicholas said. “Sometime during this event, I will let

Night.”

enjoy that. Thank

deal is

what he had wanted to say sald. Instead he lingered,

away, over to the dining room for breakfast. I watched

of my family,” Nicholas said. “If it weren’t for

moon or cancel the event ourselves. Either would have been a

helped

that, especially when Nicholas was the one to try to give

about Elva. Everything else was just

no one was close to us, he said, “Caring for

more so. As far as I’m concerned, the life of a child sharply

words were kind, but he should not

was treating this event, I

disagree. He just slowly lowered his gaze, then turned and walked

in a hurry, eager to return to Elva in our room. I’d swiped a few muffins for her on the chance she might be hungry, tucked into the

where my room

maid.