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.

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

felt comfortable enough

sadness wormed its way inside of

was sick. I needed to get to her and find out what was going

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

doctors are in with her now,” the maid said. She kept pace

bedroom.

this

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

first she

pulled up to her chest. She had a cold compress on her forehead, held

a few feet away from the bed, speaking softly

touched the

out from one closed eyeild and talled

okay, honey. Mommy’s here now. It’s going to be

by my presence,

glanced at the second maid, who was diligent in holding that compress and watching Elva. Confident she would alert me if something else occurred, I

they stopped their hushed words to

expression. The other had a pitying

have a fever?” I

at each other, then back

is no treatment plan,” the blank one

have misheard.

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