The Luna Choosing Game

Chapter 21

After receiving Susie’s news, I needed a moment to catch my breath. I didn’t understand. The royal

doctor had already examined Elva, as recently as the day before. How could she have a fever again?

Wouldn’t the doctor have detected any anomalies before they fully formed?

Those questions would have to wait. For now, all I knew was my daughter was sick and I had to get to

I

I

gett

her.

I pushed away my soup bowl, and apologized to those around me. “I’m sorry. There’s an emergency. I

have to go.

Susie squeezed my arm, then returned to her chair.

As I hurried toward the exit, I glanced back at the table.

A bold girl had already slid herself into my abandoned seat. She must have said a joke, because the

people around her laughed. Even Nicholas looked at her and gave a relaxed smile.

been so tense when I had been sitting there. But now,

comfortable enough to

bitter kind of sadness wormed its way

get to her and find out what

hallway outside the

are in with her now,” the maid said. She kept pace with me as we

bedroom.

this

me. “She seemed fine until about an hour ago. The fever came on

at first she was

was in the bed, the blankets pulled up to her chest.

few feet away

I touched the back of my fingers to

from one closed eyeild and talled

honey. Mommy’s here now. It’s going

by my presence, enough to fall

holding that compress and watching Elva. Confident she would alert me if something else occurred, I stepped back from the bed to consult with

they stopped their hushed words to each other

The other

a fever?” I asked.

each other, then back

plan,” the blank

must have misheard.

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