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

mad at her. She clearly wanted to

wasn’t sure I was ready to face him

know if I could

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

Night.”

enjoy that. Thank

deal is a

thought he would leave now, with what he had wanted

girls were being led away, over to the dining room for breakfast. I watched them go,

on behalf of my family,” Nicholas said.

or cancel the event

deal helped us

that, especially when Nicholas

about Elva. Everything else was just an

one was close to us, he said, “Caring for your

praise, if not more so. As far as I’m concerned, the life of a

were kind, but he

important as Elva, true, but with as serious as the royal family was treating this event, I knew there had to be more going on under

or disagree. He just slowly lowered his

to return to Elva in our room. I’d swiped a few muffins for her