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.”

her

Joyce would choose Susie

around here, Prince Joyce didn’t seem the type to be

concerned about such things.

him all that well. Mark had known him for far longer

his position, he probably also knew many of the

something about Joyce that would make the prince a

care more for his books

danger of

glanced out the window

could say would ease him,

her doll

sorry, honey. Where were

a few minutes more, when there

of the guards at her side. She looked paler than I’d ever seen her and all but

rushed toward her at once. Mark left the

happened?” he asked, just as I asked, “Are

as day,” Charlotte inhaled a shaky breath. Her eyes

glanced behind me to where Elva was playing with her toys. She was curious about the sudden situation, but didn’t seem to be paying attention other than a few

my voice. “You saw her?

you were up here, so I was surprised when I saw you snooping through the pantry. You said you were