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

her or be mad at her. She clearly wanted to give Nicholas and

last night, I wasn’t sure I was ready to face him

I didn’t know if I could

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

Night.”

that.

is

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

girls were being led away, over to the dining room for breakfast.

behalf of my family,” Nicholas said.

cancel the event

Your deal helped

especially when Nicholas

Elva. Everything else was

around. Seeing no one was close to us, he

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

kind, but he should

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

agree or disagree. He just slowly lowered his gaze, then turned and walked

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