The Luna Choosing Game

Chapter 46

They both nodded, finally in agreement.

They removed the dress they had been working on and added it to the scrap pile.

“What are you doing with that?” I hurried to the discarded dress.

“It’s all wrong,” the talkative maid said. “The color’s too dark, and it’s not shapely enough. We can do

better.”

“Don’t throw it out.” I held the dress protectively to my chest.

They both looked at me. “Why not?”

“It’s beautiful, and you both worked so hard on it. Let me keep it. I don’t have to wear it to the First Ball, but I’d like to wear it at some point.”

They glanced at each other.

“It’s up to you, Miss Piper,” the talkative maid said. “Everything in here is a gift to you. If you would like to keep it, that’s your decision.”

I smiled, relieved. I really didn’t want such a beautiful gown to go to waste. I went to the closet and hung it inside.

admired it, hanging among the other beautiful gowns, Elva came running

The scary guards are

out of the closet. Elva followed,

door while the other two closed in

anything!”

who took hold of Elva’s hand, keeping her safely out of

meaning of this?

“Apologies, ma’am, but your maid

not true, Miss

didn’t do it, and I believe her,” I

his harsh words. “It’s not up to you, ma’am. She’ll need to

investigated.”

investigate her. You don’t have to take

guards each grabbed one of the maid’s

the guard told me. “She’ll need to be interrogated

outrageous. You can’t take someone away without knowing

fault.”

head. “We can if it is on palace grounds. These are palace affairs. I’m sorry, ma’am,