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.”

mind was a spiral of fear and worries. I struggled to think straight.

to be near

wouldn’t make her leave the palace, would he? She was just a little

changed from three years ago, he wouldn’t hurt Elva. I was certain of that. Especially when I thought of how gently he had held her when she ran

would

palace was

room. That was a grave offense. Nathan had

for Elva. I needed to be

to think I wanted

I

on the door, I glanced, and a

had told

looking fully at me. “Miss

me. I’ll show you the

Sensing my urgency, he maintained a fast pace as he led me through the back hallways of

surely allowed if I’d been summoned, right? I didn’t have

beheading if it

a wall

equipment and microscopes.

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