The Luna Choosing Game

I should have known better.

He stood from the bed. “There are many girls here who would make good Lunas. Olivia is perhaps the

strongest of the group.”

I don’t know what I had been expecting, but my stomach still twisted uncomfortably as he spoke

other girls.

“She’s beautiful and cunning. And she has a strong following in the public. Lilliana has the proper

demeanor. And then there’s –”

“Okay, that’s enough. I get the picture.”

Nicholas shrugged, as if to say, you asked.

I regretted that choice.

“Rest now,” Nicholas said. “I’ll send my physician to check on you.”

Without another word, he walked to the door and left me.

the

I was so confused. His rescue had been daring. For a moment, I had almost convinced myself that he

then when he had talked about those other

saved me out of a sense of duty. Maybe he would have done the same

girls.

head and groaned. The mixed messages were hard to decipher, and then,

certain what I

it, but I had no way to talk to her. I hoped she

no idea how she was paying for my half

I wondered what they were

but that was impossible. Since my phone was confiscated on

no way to communicate

and her steady comfort helped bring me some

if I could talk to

are so sure you are going to be eliminated –

you are there. Eat that good food. Walk through those gardens.

last of which, she would say

antics,

no shortness of luck, I was

sniffles and a headache, but no fever. It felt like

she was set up in another room for now with a

by her side at all times, guarding

dare chance passing my cold onto her. With her

system, she would suffer a

could not keep me away from my other responsibilities of the game, however,