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

way inside

needed to get to her and find out

maids was in the hallway outside the

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

bedroom.

did this happen?” I

as me. “She seemed fine

first she

my room. Elva was in the bed, the blankets pulled up to her chest. She had a cold

presumably, stood a few feet away

her side. I touched the back of my fingers to her cheek. She was

tear slipped out from one closed eyeild and

here now.

soothed by my presence, enough

and watching Elva. Confident she would alert me if

toward them, they stopped their hushed words to

other had a

fever?” I asked.

glanced at each other, then back at

treatment plan,” the blank

have

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