The Luna Choosing Game by Jane Above Story

Chapter 0204

I rolled my eyes. I wasn’t exactly offended. They both had good points, and I would feel more

comfortable if I had more lessons. Still, I wanted to have my voice heard.

“What were you going to say, Piper?” Nicholas asked, after a moment.

I sighed. I wanted to rush things, to find out the truth about my sister. I wanted to save her, sooner

rather than later. But what they had said made sense, and when I took a moment to logically think about

it, going slow and cautious was the best course.

“I’m ready for my lessons,” I said. “So hurry up and teach me quickly.”

In the late afternoon, as Joyce’s date with his candidates occurred in the gardens, I played dolls with

Elva in our room. Two guards were stationed outside my door. Mark was inside with us, but he was

distracted. He’d positioned himself near the window, and was continuously glancing out.

After the sixth time I caught his attention wandering, I said, “Susie only thinks of Prince Joyce as a

friend. Any kindness she happens to show him will be based in friendship, and not romantic love.”

not her affections

Prince Joyce would choose Susie as his bride, whether she complied or not?

marriages seemed to be the custom around here, Prince Joyce didn’t

concerned about such things.

him all that well. Mark had known him for

he probably also knew

Joyce that would make the prince a danger to

couldn’t fathom it. He seemed to care more for

of getting

glanced out the

say would ease him,

lifted her doll

honey. Where

only played a few minutes more, when there was a commotion

the door, one of the guards at her side. She looked paler than I’d ever seen her

toward her at once. Mark left the

just as I asked, “Are

was right there, plain as day,” Charlotte inhaled

was playing with her toys. She was curious about the sudden situation, but

lowered my voice. “You saw her?

my lead, also lowered her voice. “I went into the kitchens. I knew you were up here, so I was surprised when I saw you snooping through the pantry.