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

its way inside

to her and find out what was going

was in the hallway outside

the maid said. She kept pace with

bedroom.

did this happen?”

me. “She seemed fine until about an hour ago. The fever came on

thought at first she was

up to her chest. She had a

presumably, stood a few feet away

gasped and hurried to her side. I touched the back of

tear slipped out from one closed eyeild

here now. It’s

by my

watching Elva. Confident she would alert me if something else

them, they stopped their hushed words to each other and looked at

expression. The other had

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

at each other, then

no treatment plan,” the blank

have

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