The Luna Choosing Game

“That’s enough,” said a firm low voice through the microphone. Nathan had passed it to Nicholas. Please discover all the facts before making accusations. Piper proposed her deal last night. The

announcement about the blood moon did not come in until this morning.”

The second girl relented, lowering her head. “He’s right. She couldn’t have known…”

“But…?” said the first. “Surely the timing was too perfect to be a coincidence.”

“Sorry,” I said. “I don’t tell the future. I don’t have the internet. I just made a guess for the sake of the deal.”

The girls‘ looks of outrage slowly morphed into those of annoyance instead. Gradually, they slipped away from me.

Susie returned to the place she’d been pushed away from. “You okay?”

I shrugged

“Piper,” Nicholas said, approaching me. He’d left the microphone on the stage, back with Nathan.

He stopped when he was before me. “What did the physician say about Elva?” After I told him, he sighed,

“Good.”

Susie glanced between the two of us. Then she pretended to see something and left us. It was a very

obvious show. She was not a good actor.

e some

know whether to thank her or be mad at

I was ready to face

so kind. I didn’t know if I could

of the bargain,” Nicholas said. “Sometime during

Night.”

that. Thank

is a

now, with what he had wanted to say sald.

led away, over to the dining room for breakfast. I watched them go, unsure if should

behalf of my family,” Nicholas said. “If it weren’t for your

had to hunt during the blood moon or cancel

helped us

especially when Nicholas

about Elva. Everything

no one was close to us,

more so. As far as I’m concerned, the

but he should not

with as serious as the royal family was treating this event, I knew there had to be

just slowly lowered his gaze, then turned

breakfast in a hurry, eager to return to Elva in our room. I’d swiped a few muffins for her on the chance she might be hungry, tucked