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.”

my dying breath. It

didn’t belong here. I was wasting everyone’s time. But, while I was here,

she had been the healthiest she had ever been, and that

would go back to receiving base–level care, and only then if

any amount of humiliation or degradation or indignity. I

everyone here a favor by leaving, especially Prince Nicholas,” Lena said. “He deserves better than to have his every moment

this, I could understand where she was coming from.

purposefully put ourselves in the way of him finding the perfect

“We’ll make sure not to bother Prince Nicholas while he

“At least you can see some 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

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

when either the rules of the game dictate it, or the

narrowed her gaze. “I hope you enjoy your last

turned and marched out the

her presence quietly returned to work. A subtle look of understanding passed between

remained suspicious. In Lena’s absence, she

hadn’t just tore me

window began to cry in earnest. I rushed to her at