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

wormed its way inside of

needed to get to her and

the hallway outside the dining room,

the maid said. She kept

bedroom.

did this happen?” I

seemed fine until about an hour ago. The fever came

We thought at first she was just

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 my quieter, second

away

and hurried to her side. I touched the

A tear slipped out from one closed eyeild and talled

Mommy’s here now. It’s going to be

seemed soothed by my presence, enough to fall

she would alert

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

The other had

I asked. “What’s

glanced at each other, then back at

treatment plan,” the

must have misheard. “Excuse

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