The Luna Choosing Game

“I should have the girl forcibly removed for ruining Prince Nicholas’s date,” Lena said, voice sharp. “I’m

sure Prince Nicholas himself is furious.”

“Nick–lass is mad at me?” Elva sniffed.

“No,” I said at once.

“He should be, if he isn’t,” Lena snapped. “You are a very nasty little girl, who

That’s enough.”

“-shouldn’t even be here.”

“I said, that’s enough!” I stepped forward, approaching Lena. “You will not talk to my daughter like that.”

“Fine,” Lena said, shifting her rage–filled gaze onto me. “Then why don’t we talk about you instead, Piper. You know you and your daughter don’t belong her but you insist on wasting everyone’s time and efforts by continuing to stay.”

breath. It was much more difficult to

time. But, while I was here, Elva would

ever been, and that

care, and only then if I

stay. I would face any amount of humiliation or degradation or indignity. I

Nicholas,” Lena said. “He deserves better than to have his every moment intruded upon by

was coming from. Nicholas and the princes had much to lose or gain with this competition,

ourselves in the way of

conceded. “We’ll make sure not to bother

reason. If I can’t convince you to leave, I’m glad you can see how bothersome you are. Hopefully soon, none of this will matter and

I felt

either the rules of the game dictate it, or the royal family asks me to,” I

you enjoy your last few days in

marched out

presence quietly returned to work. A subtle look of

newer maid, however, remained suspicious. In Lena’s absence, she smiled

just tore me

window began to cry in earnest. I rushed