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."

are marrying for love," I said flatly. I left no room for argument. If someone wanted to disagree with me on this, I

of their romance forward

and Susie were

one really argued with me. Not even Lilliana or Olivia, who I suspected would argue

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

well." "Don't be jealous," Jessica snapped. She lifted her head up high.

in their

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

was time for Jessica to turn pale. Her cheeks stayed white for only an instant before her face

scrunched up

about," Jessica huffed. "You could be charged for treason

her chin, so that she had to look down her nose at Jessica. "Try it. My family would

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

continued to sputter, Veronica sunk down slightly in her chair. I tried to catch her eye and smile at her, but she seemed determined

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

I wasn't going

is still a prince. And Jessica will

me,

Beta," Lilliana said, and they returned

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

I followed along

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

But I haven't tried shifting

try. See if it

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 that I hadn't heard

it would simply go away.

wrong with me. It was better to

where Elva played with the wolves. "Stay

that. I'll always

didn't want to get