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

for me. But then when he had talked about those

of a sense of duty. Maybe he would have done the same for any of

girls.

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

even certain what I

me sort through it, but I had no way to talk to

paying for my half of the rent with me

another roommate. I wondered

could call her, but that was impossible. Since my phone was confiscated

way to

her steady comfort helped bring me some peace.

I could talk to

eliminated –

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

of which, she would say with

her imaginary antics, I drifted

shortness of luck, I was able to recover by the next day with little

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

from my sickness, she was set

her side at all

never dare chance passing my cold onto her. With her

she would suffer a

from my other responsibilities of

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