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.

loomed in the

hand, Julian carried a large, industrial–style flashlight.

the light of the flashlight, seeing the end of the tunnel was impossible. The stretch of the tunnel was long, and the

said. “Whatever happens, no

rules,” Julian

I looked at each other, and then

were made of brick, rounded along the top. Our footsteps on the stone floor echoed down the long, empty

this tunnel felt so old that it had become alive.

back of my neck

Julian

The light of the room we’d come

behind us.

flashlight flickered. We all

voice. A warning that would come far

light flickered again, and

breath caught in my throat.

and touched Nicholas’s chest with one hand and

and squeezed my

in such a dark, creepy place in the dark, but having them so close, each offering

helped me feel

and smacked the flashlight. The light flickered again, blinding, but

didn’t last.

junk,” Julian snapped.

forgot to change to new