The Luna Choosing Game

Later, I had to attend another meeting with Linda, this time to coordinate our outfit choices with the

tailor.

Linda was so furious, she was practically on fire. Her entire face was a bright red. Her lips were twisted into a snarl. Her brow was lowered.

Nicholas and I had taken away all of her power with our press conference today, and she knew it.

The tailor politely cleared his throat. “Would you like some cold water, miss?”

Linda sharp gaze shifted onto him and he winced.

“It’s just that… well… your color is all wrong. It will be hard to match fabrics when you are not at your

usual tones.”

“Well, make it work anyway!” Linda snapped.

Inside, I felt victorious. I had silenced Linda, stopped her blackmail, and so far, the King has left me

alone.

when I looked around the room at the other pairs of girls, most of whom were casting me

Nicholas?” someone whispered. I looked in

tell who had

heard someone else say.

“Whore

Text to go.

I could never catch anyone actually saying

will take a drink of water, if you must,”

scurried away from us toward the

have done is speed up your own demise. I was willing to work with you. Do you honestly believe that they…” She motioned

could see their looks of hatred now.

idea after all. Mark had promised we’d have an answer from them today. I truly hoped they agreed.

water, which Linda drank down. Eventually, her complexion returned to normal and we could continue. The tailor made many suggestions, and I scribbled them down on the same pad of paper I had used to

to write down, not just the basic shades. The names were complicated things, with a long sequence

the fabric by name, not

a half step apart will be instantly noticeable in the sunlight.