The Luna Choosing Game

Chapter 15

“Nicholas.”

I was dreaming. I must have been close to waking up to be so lucid.

I stood in my old room at the Academy. Nicholas had his back to me, his hand on the door handle. A

familiar curl of dread was growing in my stomach. A dull, physical ache rested behind my ribs.

This was the moment I had broken up with him.

“I’m sorry,” I said.

“Save it.” His voice was rough. I’d hurt him, but he didn’t want to admit it. He wouldn’t let me see.

“Nick, please –”

“Don’t call me that.” He pulled the handle and the door swung open. The light of the hall was blinding.

compared to the dimness of the room.

I had wanted to stop him. I wanted to take back everything, and bring him into my arms again.

But I couldn’t.

and the loss of my

but I forced myself to relive the moment, watching him leave

it had that day. I’d hid

know what I’d done, and

cried long into the night, before I pulled myself together, left

looked back.

eyes and stared at the silk canopy

into the

there watching her for a long time, as I pressed the memories back into

belonged.

and the two

the candidates‘ first public appearance. We had to

derfdat

selection, but I had decided to try to stay as long as I could,

nice to eat three full meals a day again. I was already regaining some of the weight I’d lost. My ribs weren’t quite so visible anymore.

as those with wolves, but now I could at least last a full day

exhausted.

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