The Luna Choosing Game

Chapter 29

I wanted to storm over there and demand Kirsten apologize for accepting thanks for a gift she hadn’t

given. But I couldn’t do so without revealing to Nicholas that I was the one who had given it. If Nicholas

knew the truth, he’d assume the worst.

He’d think the gift was disingenuous, and that I was just chasing after his crown.

I didn’t want nobility. I didn’t want to be his wife, or girlfriend, or whatever else.

I

I only wanted medical care for Elva. So I kept my mouth firmly shut.

Julian plucked my dropped bow off the ground and handed it to me. “Something on your mind, Piper?”

His knowing smirk returned tenfold.

I wasn’t in the mood for his games anymore.

my room.

I turned in my bow and went back to my

with the dancing instructor, all of the girls

towels from the servants.

loudly discussing the proper rules for the First Ball. The princes would each take a

the girls bemoaned the randomness. “I never have

Kirsten, seemed confident that

invited me to sit next to him at the banquet,” Kirsten said. “I wouldn’t be surprised if he pulled a few strings to dance with me first

supposed to be random,” someone

her eyes. “Nothing is

to ignore her, still irritated

on Elva instead. I lifted her and twirled her through the air. She giggled in delight. The sound soothed me like a balm over my wounded

at the ball?” Elva asked, when I’d stopped spinning.

of deserts.

pretty dresses?

will be the prettiest

princess,” Susie said from beside us.

attract the attention of the princes,” said one

kind of dress do you think they’d

theme for the First Ball was ‘Blessings of the

interpretation.

classic look of the Moon

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