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

felt comfortable enough to enjoy

sadness wormed its way inside of me,

to her and find out what was going

maids was in the hallway

said.

bedroom.

did this happen?”

“She seemed fine until about an hour

We thought at first she was just

was in the bed, the blankets pulled up to her chest. She had a cold compress on her forehead,

away from the bed, speaking softly with

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

from one closed eyeild

now. It’s

my presence,

that compress and watching Elva. Confident she would

hushed words to each

expression. The other had

have a fever?” I asked. “What’s

doctors glanced at each other,

no treatment plan,” the

must have

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