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

me. But then when he had talked about

of duty. Maybe he would have done

girls.

the covers over my head and groaned. The mixed

I wanted to

I had no way to talk to her. I hoped she was

I had no idea how she was paying for

I wondered what they were

could call her, but that was impossible.

to

bring

say if I

are going to be eliminated – which, I’m not convinced

that good food. Walk through those gardens. Flirt

of which, she would

antics, I drifted off to

was able to recover by the next day

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

Elva safe from my sickness, she was set up in another room for now with a

her side at all times, guarding

dare chance passing my cold onto her. With her

she would suffer a much worse sickness

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

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