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 had been sitting there. But now, in my

enough to enjoy

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

get to her and find out

of my maids was in the hallway outside the

said. She

bedroom.

this happen?” I

maid seemed as confused as me. “She seemed fine until about an

first she was just

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

presumably, stood a few feet away from the bed, speaking softly

the back of my

out from one closed eyeild and

now. It’s going to

soothed by my presence, enough to fall

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

toward them, they stopped their hushed words to each

other had

I

at each

plan,”

must have misheard. “Excuse

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