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?”

The fault should fall

did wonder about why my maids

head further. 7 personally accept whatever

hoped my compliance might ease my sentence. If the Queen wished

would be

yet. Not

Majesty, if I may,” Lena

forward. Lena came around the couch to

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

say. I couldn’t imagine she would speak

throat. “As you consider what is to be done with this fool girl, I would like to suggest the traditional punishment for such an

The Queen hummed thoughtfully.

indeed,” said the woman on

the right added, “Fitting

on the left watched me. “She’s

Lena,” the Queen

would be forced to kneel outside the palace for the length of an entire stormy

together to keep anyone from

wasn’t a death sentence, exactly, though in those conditions, I would sure end up sick and exhausted. Hopefully the punishment did not include a withholding of medical

thing to consider,” said the woman

Queen began. Everyone hushed

the competition, we allow the girl the chance to

said one woman, with

out. She didn’t say a word but her frown was

+15 BONUS

of the evening,” the Queen said. “If you wish not to receive the

a Luna. Do

“Yes, ma’am.”

waved me

walking straight into Nicholas. How long had he been standing here?

“Where’s Elva?” I asked.

Elva was happily dancing and Susie was attempting to mimic

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

to see me humiliated, cold and soaked

run away, but that would

in the rain.

given me the chance to redeem myself. I had to take it. I had to be

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