The Luna Choosing Game by Jane Above Story

Chapter 0015

“Nicholas.”

I was dreaming. I must have been close to waking up to be so lucid.

I stood in my old room at the Academy. Nicholas had his back to me, his hand on the door handle. A

familiar curl of dread was growing in my stomach. A dull, physical ache rested behind my ribs.

This was the moment I had broken up with him.

“I’m sorry,” I said.

“Save it.” His voice was rough. I’d hurt him, but he didn’t want to admit it. He wouldn’t let me see.

“Nick, please –”

“Don’t call me that.” He pulled the handle and the door swung open. The light of the hall was blinding.

compared to the dimness of the room.

I had wanted to stop him. I wanted to take back everything, and bring him into my arms again.

But I couldn’t.

waiting for me, and the loss of

wanted to awaken, but I forced myself to relive the

it had that day. I’d hid my pain in

done, and what it had

before I pulled myself together,

looked back.

my eyes and stared at the silk canopy above my borrowed bed. Beside me,

half–pressed into

long time, as I pressed the memories back into the past

belonged.

sounded on the door, and the two maids entered. I

first public appearance.

derfdat

final selection, but I had decided to try to stay as long as I

to eat three full meals a day again. I was already regaining some of the weight I’d lost. My ribs weren’t quite so visible anymore. Each day,

never be as strong as those with wolves, but now I could at

exhausted.

dress after my shower. Elva and I had matching light green gowns with faux wildflowers stitched into the skirt. Elva wanted to wear

Susie had made

thanked the maids for their help, then, holding Elva’s hand, I