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.”

fear and worries. I

I had to

her leave the palace, would he? She

hurt Elva. I was certain of that. Especially when

would he take

was off–limits to him. Where would I even begin

a grave offense. Nathan had

Elva.

trying to think I wanted to scream

I

knacked on the door, I

had told

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

me. I’ll show you

urgency, he maintained a fast pace as he led me through the back hallways of the palace, through places Nathan had not included on

surely allowed if I’d been

it brought me to

a

equipment and microscopes.

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