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

cared for me. But then when he

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

girls.

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

what I wanted to

able to help me sort through it, but I had no way to talk to her. I hoped

she was paying for my half of

probably found another roommate. I wondered

was impossible. Since my phone was confiscated on the

to communicate with the outside

steady comfort helped bring me some peace. I tried

I could talk to

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

there. Eat that

she would say with a

at her imaginary antics, I

no shortness of luck, I was able to recover by the next day with

a headache, but no fever.

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

her side

dare chance passing my cold onto her. With

would suffer a much

me away from

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