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

when he had

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

girls.

and groaned. The mixed messages were hard

even certain what I

be able to help me sort through it, but I had no

paying for my

found another roommate. I wondered

impossible. Since my phone was confiscated

no way to

about her and her steady comfort helped bring me some peace. I tried

if I could talk to

to be eliminated – which, I’m not convinced

that good food. Walk through those gardens. Flirt with

of which, she would say with

imaginary antics, I drifted off to

the doctor’s help, and no shortness of luck, I was able

had sniffles and a headache,

set up in another room for now with a permanent

side

could see her, but I’d never dare chance passing my cold onto her. With

a much worse sickness than

away from

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