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

duty. Maybe he would have done

girls.

head and groaned. The mixed messages were hard to

even certain what I wanted

me sort through it, but I

she was paying

probably found another roommate. I wondered what they were

wished I could call her, but that was impossible. Since my phone was confiscated on the

to communicate with the

comfort helped bring me some peace. I tried to

say if I

eliminated – which, I’m not

you are there. Eat that good

of which, she would say with

at her imaginary antics, I drifted off to

was able to recover by the next day with little

a light cold. I had sniffles and a headache, but no fever. It felt like a

she was set up in another room for

side at all times, guarding

never dare chance passing

a much worse

could not keep me away from my other responsibilities of

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