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

Julian carried a large, industrial–style flashlight. He clicked

the end of the tunnel was impossible. The stretch of the tunnel was long, and the darkness

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

Julian

at each other, and then we

top. Our footsteps on the stone floor echoed down the long, empty corridor. The air was

easily frightened by places, but this tunnel felt so old that it had become alive.

hairs on the back of my neck stood

close,” Julian said.

of the room we’d

behind us.

flickered. We all stilled.

A warning

and then

caught in my throat.

darkness, I reached out for both Nicholas and Julian and touched Nicholas’s chest with one hand and Julian’s shoulder with the other. Nicholas caught my hand in his and held

over mine and squeezed

the dark, but having them so

helped me feel safe

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

didn’t last.

of junk,” Julian snapped.

forgot to change to new batteries,” Nicholas