The Luna Choosing Game

When we were dismissed for the day, I hurried back to my room. I didn’t feel whole again until I pulled

Elva into my arms for a hug.

Sho had a way of

“What’s wrong, Mommy?” Elva asked. making me feel like the most important person

in the entire world. I was so grateful for that. It gave me the strength I needed to pull myself back

together.

To be her mother, I needed to be whole.

“Nothing now, honey,” I said. “Mommy’s feeling all better.”

Later that evening, Nathan recalled the girls back to the parlor for announcements.

“Attention, please,” Nathan said, claiming the attention of the room. “The Queen is resting now but I’m

will all be relieved to know that she has mostly recovered

dare speak up over news of the Queen, though the anxiety was clear among many of the girls regarding the competition, specifically those who had not yet

second event will be held tomorrow. This even will only be attended by those

My treats were tasted, so I probably wouldn’t get a

Linda being eliminated, one table had been forced to include three people. But they had already planned their

now.

resolved myself to having my score marred by Linda’s behavior. It hurt, though. I wanted to get into the

least, so that Elva would continue to

next roun

I have to share,” Nathan said, hushing the chatter in the room.

possibly have to say? Stress rankled my nerves. It had been such a full day, I was ready to call the whole thing a wash and

the next elimination,” Nathan said.

deep down in the

+15 BONUS

unlike the previous elimination ceremony where performance in events was the key indicator of success, this time there is a secondary factor to consider.”

in events, as well as something else? It was quickly becoming more than I could handle. I had no idea what to

is the