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.

heart jumped in my chest. He’d been so tense when I had been sitting there.

felt comfortable enough to enjoy

way inside of me,

I needed to get to her and find out what was

the hallway

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

bedroom.

did this happen?” I

“She seemed fine until about an

first

pulled up to her chest. She had

few feet away

gasped and hurried to her side. I touched the back of my fingers to her

slipped out from

here now. It’s

seemed soothed by my presence,

compress and watching Elva. Confident she would alert me if something else

I came toward them, they stopped their hushed words to each other and looked at me.

expression. The other had a

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

glanced at each other, then back

no treatment plan,” the blank

must have misheard.

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