The Luna Choosing Game

Chapter 12

I took another step. “I don’t want anyone to get in trouble.”

Mark’s eyes went wide again. He looked to Nicholas.

Nicholas’s jaw was clenched, a hard line. He stared at me like he wanted me to take back my words.

When I didn’t, he said, “No one will get in trouble.”

“Thank you,” I said.

He seemed even more annoyed by my thanks, eyes hard.

Mark quickly excused himself.

Nicholas also backed to the door. “If there is anything else you need…”

“Wait,” I said. I glanced over my shoulder, at Elva’s legs kicking out from the comforter.

Nicholas followed the length of my gaze but didn’t otherwise move an inch.

I approached him. Voice soft, I said, “Elva has a few health issues. Lately, she’s been suffering from

recurrent pneumonia..

seem like acquiring a doctor for Elva would be a simple task, but

and his dour expression, I felt nervousness

a doctor

reply

was still

changed over the past three years, then. The thought gave

Thank you,” I said.

then

in her blanket Jon. It had been a long, tiring day, and she was still recovering. She needed all

She stirred some while Blowered her down, but the minute her little body touched the plush mattress,

sat on the edge of the bed and

a regular doctor to check her over, and without the burden of medical bills… how could I deny her

have a chance at actually winning the selection. If the royal family only wanted

generosity?

a

face, I remembered that I hadn’t told Nicholas or Mark about Elva’s many allergies. I needed to let them know,

room and stuck my

like Nicholas, though I couldn’t tell what he

room at the end of the hallway. The door

to the whims of a woman

as Lena, the

with anger, “Now we are

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