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Chapter 269

When the kitchen finally began to empty for the night, I found Anya standing near the windows. Her name had been called too earlier–she’d made it to the next round, just like I’d known she would after all that practice.

“Can you believe it?” she said, grinning at me as I came to stand beside her. “We both made it! This is amazing!”

“About that,” I said carefully. “I’m actually planning to drop out tonight.”

Anya’s face fell. “What? But why? You were incredible today. You scored higher than most.”

“I’m just here for the job. I never wanted to join the Luna Trial.” I touched her arm gently. “But you don’t need me, anyway. You’re good enough to do this on your own.”

her head. “I barely made it through today, and it’s only going to get harder. Without you to teach

that counts for something. Besides, you’ve got natural grace. You

she wanted to argue, but something in my expression must have convinced her I’d made up my mind. “Will you at least guide me from the

Anya was a sweet girl who apparently needed this. Unlike the other contestants who were mostly just trying to win for

“Alright. I’ll help you.”


You’re the

the last

since

of the house through the back door and picked a few flowers from the

visited my own grave before. The thought had seemed too morbid and strange. But tonight, something pulled me toward the freshly turned earth where they’d laid my old

was simple but elegant: “Here lies Luna Ella Solace.

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were the dates of my birth and death, separated by not nearly enough

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