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

to thank her or be mad at her. She clearly

I was ready to face him again so

didn’t know if I could

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

Night.”

that.

deal is

thought he would leave now, with what he had wanted to say sald.

away, over to the dining room for breakfast. I watched them

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

moon or cancel

deal helped us

especially when Nicholas was the one to try to give

worried about Elva. Everything else

close to us, he said, “Caring for

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

but he

is important.” Not as important as Elva, true, but with as serious as the royal family was treating this event, I knew there had

He just slowly lowered his gaze, then turned

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