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.

chest. He’d been so tense when I

comfortable enough to enjoy

bitter kind of sadness wormed its way inside of me, but I pushed

to her and find out what was going

of my maids was in the hallway outside the dining room, waiting

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

bedroom.

did this

seemed as confused as me. “She seemed fine until about an hour ago. The fever

thought at first she was just

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

two doctors, presumably, stood a few feet away

the back of my fingers to her

tear slipped out from one closed eyeild and talled

okay, honey. Mommy’s here now.

by my presence, enough

who was diligent in holding that compress and watching Elva. Confident she would alert

came toward them, they stopped their hushed words

expression. The other had a pitying

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

glanced at each

treatment plan,”

have misheard. “Excuse

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