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 on me alone. I

if I did wonder about why my maids hadn’t

lowered my head further. 7 personally accept whatever

compliance might ease my sentence. If the Queen wished to have me

it would be

risk Elva’s health. Not yet. Not when she’d been doing

if I may,” Lena

forward. Lena came around the couch to

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

I couldn’t imagine she

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

The Queen hummed thoughtfully.

punishment, indeed,” said the

right added, “Fitting for

the left

punishment, Lena,” the Queen

offended would be forced to kneel outside the palace

my hands together to keep anyone from

though in those conditions, I would sure end up sick and

to consider,” said the woman

began. Everyone hushed to

the competition, we allow the girl the chance to

one woman, with the other

put out. She didn’t say a word but

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girl, will depend on your performance for the rest of the evening,” the Queen said. “If

a Luna. Do you

“Yes, ma’am.”

waved me

to avoid walking straight into Nicholas.

“Where’s Elva?” I asked.

where Elva was happily dancing and Susie was attempting to

the Queen had said… If he

be happy to see me humiliated, cold and soaked through

wanted to run away, but that would only seal

in the rain.

given me the chance to redeem myself. I had to take it. I had to be my most regal self for the rest of the evening, to appear

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