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?”

I said, ashamed. She was right. The fault should fall on

about why my maids hadn’t

my head further. 7 personally accept whatever punishment

might ease my sentence. If the Queen wished to

it would be

health. Not yet. Not when she’d been doing

Majesty, if I may,” Lena

forward. Lena came around the couch

navy blue dress with a simple black belt.

what Lena would say. I couldn’t imagine she would speak up in my

consider what is to be done with this fool girl, I would like to suggest

The Queen hummed thoughtfully.

indeed,” said the woman on

right added,

the left watched me. “She’s

punishment, Lena,” the Queen

tradition punishment, the offended would be forced to kneel outside the

together to

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

to consider,” said the woman

the Queen began.

in the spirit of the competition, we allow the girl the chance

ma’am,” said one woman, with the other quickly

She didn’t say a word

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of the evening,” the Queen said. “If you wish not to receive the traditional punishment, you must strive to

a Luna. Do

“Yes, ma’am.”

She waved me

rushed through it. Suddenly, I stopped to avoid walking straight into Nicholas. How long had he been standing here? How much had

“Where’s Elva?” I asked.

pointed to where Elva was happily dancing and Susie was attempting

If Nicholas had heard what the Queen had said… If he knew

happy to see me

run away, but that would only seal

in the rain.

the chance to redeem myself. I had to take it. I had to be my most regal self for

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