The Luna Choosing Game

Chapter 23

When I returned to the bedroom, Elva was missing from the bed. I nearly screamed, were it not for both of maids, who quickly approached me.

“W–where’s Elva?” I asked them, panic quaking my voice.

“You caused a right commotion, running around,” the talkative maid said. “It was enough to catch the

attention of Prince Nicholas.”

Nicholas? “He’s still at the banquet…?”

I remembered looking back at him as I was leaving. He’d been smiling at an eager girl desperate for his

attention.

“The banquet is still occurring,” the maid said. “He must have excused himself early.”

Why would he do such a thing? Surely he hadn’t overheard what Susie said about Elva? Even if he had, he w

wouldn’t have cared… would he?

“Prince Nicholas.came in here,” the quieter maid said. “He felt Elva’s fever, and then carried her out of

this room himself.”

spiral of fear and worries. I

had to be

make her leave the palace, would he? She was

he wouldn’t hurt Elva. I was certain of that. Especially when I thought of how gently he had held her

where would he

a prince. Nowhere in the palace was off–limits to him. Where would I even

That was a grave offense. Nathan had

Elva. I needed

I wanted to

I

on the door,

told me they’d been

less troubled now, looking fully at me. “Miss Piper, you are to go to the

me. I’ll show you

me through the back hallways of the palace, through places Nathan had not

been summoned, right? I didn’t have

if it brought

few beds and a wall of bookcases. Several tables

equipment and microscopes.

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