The Luna Choosing Game

Chapter 56

“Marry him, then.” She nodded, like it was decided. Like it was somehow that easy.

I hated disappointing her. I wished I could let her believe what she wanted.

“I’m sorry, Elva. But Prince Nicholas and I won’t ever be a couple. No matter what.”

She looked up at me with large, vulnerable eyes. “Not ever?”

I shook my head.

“But why?”

Because I broke his heart? Because he thought I had betrayed him? Because he’d returned the gift I’d

made him? Because he was a prince, and I was just a wolf–less waitress?

There were so many reasons. All of which felt like too much information for my small daughter.

“We’re just not meant to be,” I said.

Elva had a grasp of fairy tales and happily ever after. Even if she couldn’t understand everything, she

might be able to handle this much.

She must have, because her questions stopped. But then she started to cry.

“But I like him, Mommy,” she said, wiping at her eyes. “If you married him, then he would be my Dad.”

I hated more than anything to disappoint her, but what could I do? I couldn’t lie to her about this, not to

then have to reveal the truth like it was all some cruel joke.

Soon, I would be eliminated from the competition. I’d had a good showing tonight, but that didn’t mean !

I’d be the first to leave, including

Elva and I would be forced to leave. From

reclusive. In that

any

as

I said, and

arms around my neck and

her back to soothe her. “We’ll be okay. No matter what

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and Elva fell asleep in my arms, I carried her back to our room and tucked het into

for the night, but the quiet maid stayed nearby,

for me to finish

from the bed, and Elva sleeping within it, I motioned the maid closer to the door. We spoke in

get some rest” I said: “I don’t need anything

betrayal of my maids, who surely knew bout the Queen’s rules for glove–length and had not

gave you the wrong gloves,”

blinked at her.

you. I don’t know where

my lecturing from the Queen must have traveled fast in the servants‘ corridors. It likely wouldn’t take long until the entire

quiet maid said. “I don’t know why the other maid gave you the wrong gloves. Maybe it

“I

don’t think so,” I

“No”

other maid had purposefully meant to sabotage me.

going to be the first one to go home. Why make things

be listening at the door. “Someone might be

ran up

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