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.”

until my dying breath. It was much

here. I was wasting everyone’s time. But, while I was here, Elva would get the treatments she

and that was only thanks to the

to receiving base–level care, and only then if I could afford to pay the

Elva, I would stay. I would face any amount of

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

where she was coming from. Nicholas and the princes

the way

conceded. “We’ll make sure not to bother Prince Nicholas while he is on

glad you can see how bothersome you

would be eliminated the first round, but I

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

hope you enjoy your last few days in the

marched

A subtle look of understanding passed between the quiet maid and I. At least

remained suspicious. In Lena’s absence, she smiled and

maid hadn’t just

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