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 other

sense of duty.

girls.

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

certain what I

but I

how she was paying

probably found another roommate. I

that was impossible. Since my phone

no way to communicate with the

steady comfort helped bring me some peace. I tried

if I could talk to

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

every second you are there. Eat that good

which, she would say with

her imaginary antics,

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

I had sniffles and a headache, but

was set up in another room for now with

stayed by her side at all times, guarding

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

suffer a much

me away from my other

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