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

sense of duty. Maybe he would have done the same

girls.

and groaned. The mixed messages

I wanted

me sort through it, but I

paying for my half of the rent

I

was impossible. Since my phone was confiscated on the first day

no way to communicate with

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

I could talk to

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

are there. Eat that good

of which, she would say with

antics,

and no shortness of luck, I was able to recover by

and a headache, but no fever. It felt like

she was set up in another room for now with a

her side at all times,

could see her, but I’d never dare

would suffer a much worse sickness

me away from my other responsibilities of the game, however,

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