The Luna Choosing Game

Chapter 0624

The next morning, I headed down to breakfast with Elva per usual. Today, all of the girls were even more animated than usual, their voices quick and cheerful with the latest gossip, their expressions bright.

*Susie and Mark are engaged!" Tiffany said, repeating what the others have said but louder and with bigger hand

movements.

*They must have met here during the competition," Olivia reasoned. "She broke the rules by paying attention to anyone other than the princes. She could go to jail for this."

"No one is going to send her to jail," Bridget said. "Nicholas wouldn't let that happen." For once, I agreed with Bridget.

*A Beta, though?" Lilliana scoffed. "She is a lady of good upbringing. She had the opportunity to marry a prince. Why on earth would she settle for someone of lesser stock?"

*She loves him," I said. I helped Elva into her chair and then sat in mine. Susie's was empty on the other side of me, and would now stay empty for the rest of the competition.

While I would certainly miss her - I did already - I was happy that she had found someone that she loved who loved her. She would find her happiness.

I wished now that I could find mine.

At least most of the other girls seemed happy for Susie too. Tiffany, Veronica, Jessica and even Bridget thought the match acceptable.

"What does it matter if she lowers herself slightly? A love match is a beautiful thing," Jessica said.

"You would think that," Lilliana said, "Since now you have no competition for Joyce's affections."

Jessica's face went a bit red. "I wasn't saying it just because of that. Susie is a nice person. Let her have what she wants."

"I bet she's pregnant," Lilliana said flatly.

Olivia gasped, even as a smile crossed her face. "How scandalous. That would explain why her parents would be so acceptable to the match."

for argument. If someone wanted to disagree with me on this, I would fight them. Susie's pregnancy did not negate from the fact that the two

timeline of their romance forward somewhat,

and Susie were for life. The

one really argued with me. Not even Lilliana or Olivia, who I suspected would argue with me the most. Instead, they turned

you or pitying you," Lilliana said. "You may be the only contender now

idea, Jessica. Maybe you should back out as well." "Don't be jealous," Jessica snapped. She lifted her

in their chairs. Lilliana's face went

weeks," Lilliana snapped. "What happened to Prince Joyce anyway? After he

cheeks stayed

scrunched up in

talking about," Jessica

look down her nose at Jessica. "Try it. My

asked an innocent question," Olivia said. "Where is Prince Joyce? That's no cause for

I tried to catch her eye and smile at her,

about it in front of all these people. For now, I bit

to the girls berating Jessica, however, I wasn't going

trouble," I said, "But he is still a prince. And Jessica will make the best princess consort out

at me, but they didn't press

is marrying a Beta," Lilliana said, and they returned the subject to something more familiar, and far less

the wolves for a walk out in the

and I

asked. "The one you heard the last time you

haven't

See if it comes

I wanted to hear the voice again. It had been alarming and unnerving the last time I had heard it. It was much easier to pretend now

the best way to handle the situation. Just because I ignored it didn't mean it would simply go away.

to face it. Something could be wrong with me. It was better to know now rather than ignore the problem until it

"But..." I side-eyed where Elva played with the wolves. "Stay near me.

that. I'll always be at

need him, but I didn't want to