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.

so tense when I had

enough to enjoy

way inside of me, but I pushed

get to her and find out

the hallway outside the dining room, waiting for

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

bedroom.

did this happen?”

“She seemed fine until

We thought at first

rushed in my room. Elva was in the bed, the blankets pulled up to her chest. She had a cold compress on her forehead, held in place by

few feet away

the back of my fingers to her cheek. She

was weak. A tear slipped out from one closed eyeild and talled

here now. It’s going to be

seemed soothed by my presence, enough

second maid, who was diligent in holding that compress and watching Elva. Confident she would alert me if something else occurred, I stepped back from the bed to

toward them, they stopped their hushed words to each

The other

Elva have a fever?” I asked. “What’s her new

doctors glanced at each

is no treatment plan,”

must have misheard. “Excuse

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