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.”

easily defend Elva until my dying breath. It was much

I was wasting everyone’s time. But, while I

ever been, and that was

left, Elva would go back to receiving base–level care, and only then if I could

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

here a favor by leaving, especially Prince Nicholas,” Lena said. “He deserves better than to

and crass, in this, I could understand where she was coming from. Nicholas and the princes had much

and I to purposefully put ourselves in the way of him finding the perfect Luna

more careful in the future,” I conceded. “We’ll make sure not to bother Prince

see some reason. If I can’t convince you to leave, I’m glad you can see how bothersome you are. Hopefully soon, none

I would be eliminated the first round, but I felt nothing but distain for her pointing it

of the game dictate it, or the royal family

“I hope you enjoy your last few days in the palace, then.”

and marched

look of understanding passed between the quiet maid and

Lena’s absence, she smiled and smiled,

hadn’t just tore

began to cry in earnest. I rushed to