Chapter 266

+25 BONUS

Chapter 266

Ella

A few days later, the second competition for the Luna Trial was announced: etiquette.

“I’m not sure how well I’ll do,” Anya said as she practiced her curtsy in front of my bedroom mirror. “I’ve never had real training… Just what my mom taught me.”

“I can teach you a few tricks,” I said absentmindedly as I rocked a sleeping Lucien in my arms.

Anya whirled toward me with wide eyes. “You’d really do that?” I nodded, and she furrowed her brow. “Have you had etiquette training?”

Of course I had. It was the number–one thing my father drilled into my head from a very young age. A future Luna had to know how to curtsy, how to pour tea, how to hold cutlery the right way and all of the other things that came with the job.

I was practicing

couldn’t even be bothered to come to my

And so, with a smile, I stood and said, “I’ve picked up a few things over

the end of the day, her

into it, figuring that it would be easy to fumble: trip over my feet a few times, spill some tea, slouch a bit. And even if I somehow made it to the next round, at least


estate’s grand ballroom, whispering amongst themselves about proper curtsying techniques and which fork to use for the salad

Sophia standing with her gaggle of admirers around her–which

corners of my eyes as Sophia picked up a book and set it delicately atop her rather intricate updo. The other girls oohed and ahhed as

sneer stretched across her face at the sight of

1/3

Chapter 266

resisted the urge to roll my

+25 BONUS

actually considered that she might

joke. Sophia was the same scheming,

The Novel will be updated daily. Come back and continue reading tomorrow, everyone!

Comments ()

0/255