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

over news of the Queen, though the anxiety was clear among many of the girls regarding

for the sake of fairness, that a second event will

I probably wouldn’t get a chance to redo them. Plus, now I didn’t have a

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, though. I wanted to get into the

so that Elva would continue to receive care for as

next roun

the only news that I have to

my nerves. It had been such a full day, I was ready

the next elimination,” Nathan said.

felt her worry deep down in the pit of my soul. Looking around many

+15 BONUS

count down from 14 to 9. But unlike the previous elimination ceremony where performance in events was the key indicator of success, this time there is a secondary factor to

as well as something else? It was quickly becoming more than I could

factor is the princ