The Luna Choosing Game by Jane Above Story

Chapter 0112

When Linda said she knew enough, I knew she was referring to her blackmail. What she knew was that Nicholas and I had been campus sweetheart three years ago. Unfortunately, that was enough to get her everything what she wanted.

She picked up one of the cookbooks. “Since I know everything, I expect you to agree with my decisions. here. I know best, after all. You should consider yourself fortunate to be paired with me.”

“I can help.” I started to reach for a book of my own, but she slapped my hand away.

“You can help by not screwing this up for me.”

For the rest of our hour together, I was forced to agree with all of Linda’s decisions, even the ones I knew wouldn’t make sense. No one would select three different kind of egg dishes. Where was the

variety?

But when I tried to suggest it, I was immediately shut down.

“It would be such a shame for little Elva, wouldn’t it?” she said. “If her mother was tossed out on the street, destitute and publicly shamed. Absolutely tragic.”

I kept my mouth shut after that.

When we were finally allowed to separate for the day, I was worn out and eager to spend time with Elva.

was not surprised to find

at me when I

“What happened?” He kept his voice

only a single glance? Mark had only grimaced, but Nicholas knew instantly, it wasn’t a sickness, nor a passing moment

of anger.

bad

chairs at the

to

my meaning. “Mark can be trusted. He

our current…

nodded, relieved. “You both surely know about

“Yes.”

work in pairs. But you might not have expected that

Linda.”

placing his elbows on the

she threatened you?” Mark

Though she has taken charge of our challenge and refuses to accept any input from me. And some of these choices she is making… I feel as if she might be setting me up

look bad while hoping she alone would weather the storm. I suppose she had a chance of surviving it, more

her

One I wouldn’t have thought her calculating enough to make. Yet the

was there.