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

didn’t know whether to thank her or be mad at

wasn’t sure I

I didn’t know if I could handle

hold up my end of the bargain,” Nicholas said. “Sometime during this event, I will let Elva ride

Night.”

that.

is

leave now, with what he had

away, over to the dining room

my family,” Nicholas said. “If

had to hunt during the blood moon or cancel the event ourselves. Either would have been a

helped us save

that, especially when Nicholas was the

was just worried about Elva.

to us, he said, “Caring for your daughter is

as I’m concerned, the life of a child sharply outweighs the reputation of

were kind, but he should

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

agree or disagree. He just slowly

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