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 her. She clearly wanted to give Nicholas

wasn’t sure I was ready to face him

kind. I didn’t know if I could handle him hating me

of the bargain,” Nicholas said. “Sometime during

Night.”

that.

deal is a

he had

to the dining room for breakfast. I watched them go, unsure

I should thank you on behalf of my family,” Nicholas said. “If it weren’t

to hunt during the blood moon or cancel the event ourselves. Either

helped

for that, especially when Nicholas was the one to try

was just worried about Elva. Everything

glanced around. Seeing no one was close to us, he said, “Caring for your daughter is just

as I’m concerned, the

but

Elva, true, but with as serious as the royal family was treating this event, I knew

or disagree. He just slowly lowered

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 into the pockets of my