The Luna Choosing Game

I knew this had been part of Julian and Nicholas’s plan to make me untouchable. With the credit of the kill, I became the hero of the hunt. This surely made whatever scheme Lena and Joseph planned backfire spectacularly.

Vindicating, truly, but I wasn’t sure how it made me invincible.

Nicholas had said to trust him, and I did. But I really hated lying like this. I was keeping too many secrets

already, I didn’t want anymore.

When the spectacle was mostly over, Nicholas led me to a stone bench in the gardens and had me sit.

“I will return with the physician,” he said.

A few minutes later, the physician appeared without him. He’d kept his word, and I was honored that he cared enough to seek out the doctor to begin with.

Yet I couldn’t deny the twinge of disappointment I felt inside when he had not joined her.

The physician checked me over. “You should stay off of your ankle as much as you can. I will have a wheelchair brought in to help you to your room. I’ll make sure you are provided with crutches as well, if

you’d prefer.”

on the schedule for a few days until the night of the first elimination ceremony. This would give me enough time to recuperate without much

issue.

wheelchair was brought, she helped me up to my room. I

for that too.

when she saw me in the wheelchair. But when she learned I was more or less fine, she was excited to ride

the quiet maid was there to attend

be seen.

something happen to the other

won’t be returning by royal orders,” the maid said “I hope that I will be enough to serve you

now on.”

enough,” J sald quickly. My mind reeled. “Royal orders…?

“Prince Nicholas gave the

pounded against my ribcage. He was personally seeing to my protection yet again. I pressed my hand to my chest, trying for calm. It didn’t mean anything. I couldn’t quite get my heart

however.