The Luna Choosing Game

Chapter 50

My throat went dry. “Your Majesty, I had no intention of ”

“Whatever your intention, you have still insulted me,” the Queen said.

I straightened at the shortness of her tone.

I was terribly confused. What had I done that was offensive? Was it because Julian, Nicholas, and I had broken the order of the dances?

But she didn’t even seem to be watching them, if she was hiding away in here.

“The poor child looks confused, Your Majesty,” said one of the women sitting near the Queen.

“She’s common,” said the other woman. “Maybe she truly doesn’t understand how she has disrespected you.”

The Luna considered her friends” words. “Is that the case, girl?”

I didn’t much care for their patronizing tone of voice, but I could deny the truth to their words.

I nodded.

The Luna looked to the woman on her left, then gestured to me.

“It’s your gloves, child,” said the woman.

I looked down at my gloves. They were clean. The seams were straight.

“They are too short,” continued the woman.

All the other women dressed in formalwear wore their gloves up over their elbows. I could see that now, glancing around

Mine stopped mid–forearm.

“You have disrespected me and my family,” said the Queen. “We have accepted you into our home. We have clothed and fed you, and given you a chance in the selection. And this is how you repay us?”

1 bowed my head low. I’m terribly sorry, Your Majesty. I had no idea that –”

“A Luna accepts responsibility. You say you didn’t know. Were you hoping to pass your punishment off onto your maids? Or perhaps your tailor?”

fault should fall

did wonder about why my maids hadn’t

head further. 7 personally accept whatever punishment you

might ease my sentence. If the

it would

yet.

I

her forward. Lena came around the couch to stand beside

dress with a simple black belt. But tonight, even she wore gloves, though their length was hidden under her long

couldn’t imagine she would speak up in

her throat. “As you consider what is to be done with this fool girl, I would like to

The Queen hummed thoughtfully.

indeed,” said the woman on the

on the right added, “Fitting for the

the left watched me.

the punishment, Lena,”

me. “For the tradition punishment, the offended would be forced to kneel outside the palace for the length of an

hands together to keep anyone from noticing

exactly, though in those conditions, I would sure end up sick and exhausted. Hopefully the punishment did

thing to consider,” said the woman on

Queen began.

competition, we

as always, ma’am,” said one woman, with the

didn’t say

+15 BONUS

the Queen said.

a Luna. Do

“Yes, ma’am.”

She waved

hurried toward the door and rushed through it. Suddenly, I stopped to avoid walking straight into Nicholas. How long had he been standing

“Where’s Elva?” I asked.

where Elva was happily dancing and Susie was attempting to mimic her wild moves. The nanny stood nearby,

me. If Nicholas had heard what the Queen had

to see me humiliated, cold

to run away, but

in the rain.

I had to take it. I had to be my most regal

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