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."

on this, I would fight them. Susie's pregnancy did not negate from the fact that the two loved each other

did press the timeline of their romance

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 may be the only contender now for Prince Joyce's affections, but he's not

"Perhaps the others had the right idea, Jessica. Maybe you should back out as well." "Don't be jealous," Jessica snapped. She lifted her head up high. "You two will lose to Piper and Bridget,

taller in

whose prince hasn't been seen for weeks," Lilliana snapped. "What happened to Prince Joyce

time for Jessica to turn pale. Her cheeks stayed white for only an instant

Her expression scrunched up in

prince of the kingdom you are talking about," Jessica huffed. "You could be charged for treason for talking like

look down her nose at Jessica.

an innocent question," Olivia said. "Where

I tried to catch her eye and smile at her, but

in front of all these people. For now, I bit my tongue. At least in terms

came to the girls berating Jessica, however, I wasn't going to sit by and stay

a prince. And Jessica will make the best princess consort out of

and Olivia frowned at me, but they didn't press

can't believe Susie is marrying a Beta," Lilliana said, and they returned the subject to something more familiar, and far less

for a walk out in the yard beyond the gardens. Elva was laughing, chasing Silver through the

and I

that voice again?" Nicholas asked. "The one you heard the

haven't

See if

unnerving the last time I had heard it. It was much easier to pretend now that I hadn't heard

handle the situation. Just because I ignored it didn't mean it would

me. It was better to know now

Elva played with the wolves.

Nicholas said in seriousness. "I'm not going anywhere. You know that. I'll

him, but I didn't