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?”

right. The fault should fall on me alone. I would never want

wonder about why

7 personally accept whatever punishment

sentence. If the Queen wished

it would be

Elva’s health. Not yet. Not

if I may,”

waved her forward. Lena came

black belt. But tonight, even

couldn’t imagine she would speak up in

“As you consider what is to be done with this fool girl, I would like to suggest the

The Queen hummed thoughtfully.

said the

one on the right added, “Fitting for the

woman on the left watched me. “She’s

the punishment, Lena,” the

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

to keep anyone from noticing

would sure end up sick and exhausted. Hopefully the punishment did

to consider,” said the

Queen began.

of the competition, we

said one woman, with the

didn’t say a

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

a Luna. Do

“Yes, ma’am.”

waved me

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

“Where’s Elva?” I asked.

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

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

happy to see me humiliated,

wanted to run away, but that would only

in the rain.

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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