The Luna Choosing Game

“Maybe we should turn back,” Nicholas said.

“Too late now,” Julian said. “We’ve got to be sure.”

“I see light up there, Julian,” Nicholas said. “Dim the flashlight.”

Julian turned to the flashlight to the dimmest setting, and aimed it down at the ground. We had to move

slower than before, so as not to trip. She walked lightly to keep our footsteps from generating noise.

At the end of the tunnel, the walls abruptly stretched open into a room.

A room full of cages. A single tungsten bulb hung down from the ceiling, the only light in the room full of

shadows.

“What the —?” I began to say. Nicholas abruptly covered my mouth. He yanked me back into the

darkness of the tunnel. Julian followed at once, clicking off the flashlight.

A door on the far side of the room cracked open, and in walked Terry beside a man I had never seen

before a man dressed entirely in black with sallow cheeks and dark eyes.

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can see this room should offer the organization needs for their purposes,” Terry said

area for my own personal enjoyment in the past.

breaking a person’s

opening here?” the associate said. With silent steps, he came

my back was flat against his chest. He still held his

mouth, but now I held my

I worried the strange, dangerous man could hear it.

I will have much to offer the underground organization. Perhaps even something

right at me, but he looked away just as quickly. “What we need are more abilities, and the

much,” Terry said. His eyes narrowed. “You would

looked back at Terry. “You may hold sway in the royal palace, Terry, but in the underground

still prove yourself.”

“Ridiculous,” Terry snapped.

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there was a knife in his hand.

learn your place one way or another.”

his chest. “You dare threaten

catching it under the orange light. “It’s

underground controls all. This is your home because

we allow

closed his mouth so tightly a muscle