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.

passageway, and an eerie dark opening loomed in the

his hand, Julian carried a large, industrial–style

was impossible.

stay close together,” Nicholas said. “Whatever happens, no

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

at each other,

brick, rounded along the top. Our footsteps on the stone floor echoed down

by places, but this tunnel felt so old that

on the back of my

close,” Julian

carefully through the tunnel. The light of the room

behind us.

We

warning in his voice. A

flickered again, and then went out.

in

darkness, I reached out for both Nicholas and Julian and touched Nicholas’s chest with one hand

mine and squeezed

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

ways, helped me feel safe again.

Julian lowered his hand again and smacked the flashlight. The light flickered again, blinding, but

didn’t last.

of junk,” Julian

forgot to change to