The Luna Choosing Game by Jane Above Story

Chapter 0212

The wait for midnight was nearly unbearable, but when it finally arrived, I left Elva sleeping in the bed,

and sneaked out into the hallway.

Mark was standing there with two other guards. He typically wore a serious expression, but today he

seemed especially grim. He must have shared Nicholas’s frustration with the plan.

“Be careful tonight. If anything happened to you…” He let the words hang.

I was confused. Surely the safety of his prince was more important than me. But he didn’t say anything

more. Instead, he just stared at me expectantly.

“ll be careful,” I said.

He nodded.

Turning from him, I started down the hallway. Nicholas met me halfway. He didn’t say anything, just offered his arm. I slid my arms in his and together we walked down toward the kitchens and into the

cellar.

Brian was guarding the door to one of the rooms there, the one containing the passage. He stepped

aside when we came close.

in the middle of a wall, hiding behind an empty bookcase

large, industrial–style flashlight. He clicked it

of the tunnel was impossible.

Nicholas said. “Whatever

all know the rules,” Julian said. He stepped into the tunnel.

other, and then we

on the stone floor echoed down the long, empty corridor.

but this tunnel felt so old

on the back of my neck stood

Julian said.

moved carefully through the tunnel. The light of the room we’d come from seemed very

behind us.

flickered. We all stilled.

a warning in his voice. A warning that would come far too late.

and then went out.

caught in my

both Nicholas and Julian and touched Nicholas’s chest with one hand and Julian’s shoulder with the other. Nicholas caught my hand in

mine and

spiked in such a dark, creepy place in the dark, but having

helped

Julian lowered his hand again and smacked the flashlight. The

didn’t last.

junk,” Julian

to change to new batteries,” Nicholas said.