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

out of a sense of duty. Maybe he would have done the

girls.

the covers over my head and groaned. The mixed

what I wanted to be

me sort through it, but I

no idea how she was paying for

found another roommate. I wondered what

impossible. Since

no way to communicate with the

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

if I

to be eliminated – which, I’m not convinced

that good food. Walk through

she would say

imaginary antics, I

no shortness of luck, I was

and a headache, but

set up

side

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

system, she would suffer a much worse

from my

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