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

to know that she has mostly recovered

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 been

party event,” Nathan continued. “The royal family has decided, for the sake of fairness, that a second event will be held

wouldn’t get a chance

of us, prior to Linda being eliminated, one table had been forced to include three people. But they had already planned their display. It would be grossly unfair

now.

marred by Linda’s behavior. It hurt,

so that Elva would continue to

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that I have to

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

the next elimination,”

down in the pit of my soul. Looking

+15 BONUS

next elimination will bring the count down from 14 to 9. But unlike the previous elimination ceremony where performance

in events, as well as something else? It was quickly becoming more than I could handle. I had

factor is the princ