The Luna Choosing Game

Chapter 43

Chapter 43

At first glance, she appeared friendly enough, smiling peacefully. She curtsied to me and introduced herself.

Tm looking forward to serving you,” she said.

But I found it strange. Surely she had passed my other maid being taken away down the hall. What kind of person would be smiling so calmly after having witnessed such a thing?

icholas.

I

I

Today was the day for Nicholas’s solo date, and I was trying my very best not to think about it.

Ever since receiving Joseph’s threatening letter, I’d been hiding out in my room as much as I could to

avoid him and the mean–looking guards.

With the First Ball fast approaching, I used the extra time in my room to help my maids work on me and

Elva’s gowns.

The dress had to be perfect. The order of introductions for the girls at the ball was to be determined by

the princes‘ preferences of the dresses.

Once the gowns were finished, pictures were to be taken of them and given to the princes, who would

then select their favorites. Those favorites would be the first ones introduced at the ball, and therefore

given the most time with the princes.

And with the cameras.

A major component of the Luna Choosing Game, was earning the public’s favor. I had a small advantage

with the common people, being one myself. But people like Lena and Joseph existed in every class.

believe that even with my slight advantage,

didn’t mean I

two maids and I had split the design for my dress into three separate parts that we had worked

we were ready to combine the three elements

already finished Elva’s matching dress

work, as she had the

the dresses photo shoot. Elva’s dress was not to

something outside the window, likely the horses again, with the stables

I

I kept thinking about Nicholas’s solo date, but it shouldn’t

and I were over

of the room, nervousness and trepidation waging war

to

distraction, I joined her

Elva pointed down toward the

of the stables as horses were brought to them

hands.

a regal black stallion that greedily accepted a sugar cube from

for Lilliana was a brown and white mare that seemed nervous around

trying to sidestep whenever

to approach Lilliana. He

her horse. Lilliana shook her head, refusing to offer

mumbled voices, but with the way Lilliana held

ing dirty.

getting dirty.

she would hold

I

the sugar cube to the horse himself. In his

help, lifted herself up

hands lingered near her

gone horseback riding together. He had helped me then,

same way.

remember, I could still feel the phantom touch of his strong

then. “Tell me when you are okay, and I’ll let

smile. “What if I want to

I

for today and return to one of our rooms instead. If you want me to hold you, I’d

properly

if he was saying much the same thing to Lilliana, But,

moved his hands away from her waist quickly

two did not seem

her, out of all the candidates, for his

her mare alongside his horse, and then together they

at the window.

gasped when she realized, “He’s coming

she was going to

She waved both arms.

Lilliana glowered, but Nicholas’s

hand and waved

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