The Luna Choosing Game

Chapter 0495 Early the next morning, at first light, Jessica, Bridget, Veronica, and I were assigned four different boats. For a time, we could keep track of each other, four boats rushing toward the sunrise.

Then I saw the island. It was larger than I thought, circular, with a beach along the outside and dense jungle packed in the center.

The four boats veered off in widening directions, presumably to stop and drop off their candidates at different points on the beach. Soon, we lost sight of each other.

The boat carrying me pulled up toward the beach, and the servant indicated that I should hop out here. So I did, my

feet splashing in the shallow ocean water. As I sloshed my way toward the shore, the boat behind me drifted back and then disappeared the way it had come.

I felt exposed standing there in only a swimsuit. Fortunately, Nicholas with some measure of foresight had included a more conservative one- piece in my wardrobe. It was a navy in color with a modest neckline, and therefore covered most of my torso.

My bare feet, legs, and arms were bound to have some trouble in the thick brush, however.

I crossed my arms and frowned at the path ahead. Nathan had mentioned last night that the camera crews would be discreetly following us, yet no one had

exited the boat with me. Perhaps they thought me so unimportant that I wasn’t worth following.

I could only hope Veronica was considered the same or the next part of our plan would make everything obvious.

the cameras were likely following

per our plan, I waited in spot while Veronica trudged around the beach until she

her waist. Curiously, she was carrying a pair of shoes. I noticed then she had some on her feet

I

me, she held out the spare pair of shoes

allowed?” I asked as

sound logic to me, so I accepted the shoes and kicked them on. I didn’t care about the sand in them. It

tennis shoes, but it was a hell of a lot better than

retrieved her written instructions from

landmarks, natural or otherwise. The first on the list said that we needed to enter the jungle at a mark where three rocks stacked

have

We walked to it, and yes, just as the instructions described, it was three progressively smaller stones stacked on top of each

“What's next?” I asked.

paces due

at the sun rising §