The Luna Choosing Game by Jane Above Story

Chapter 23

Chapter 0023

When I returned to the bedroom, Elva was missing from the bed. I nearly screamed, were it not for both of maids, who quickly approached me.

“W–where’s Elva?” I asked them, panic quaking my voice.

“You caused a right commotion, running around,” the talkative maid said. “It was enough to catch the

attention of Prince Nicholas.”

Nicholas? “He’s still at the banquet…?”

I remembered looking back at him as I was leaving. He’d been smiling at an eager girl desperate for his

attention.

“The banquet is still occurring,” the maid said. “He must have excused himself early.”

Why would he do such a thing? Surely he hadn’t overheard what Susie said about Elva? Even if he had, he w

wouldn’t have cared… would he?

“Prince Nicholas.came in here,” the quieter maid said. “He felt Elva’s fever, and then carried her out of

this room himself.”

a spiral of fear and worries. I struggled to think straight. I only knew

I had to

would he? She was

that. Especially when I thought of how gently he had held

would he

palace was

to his room. That was a grave offense. Nathan had made

Elva. I needed

I wanted to

I

knacked on the door, I glanced, and

told

me. “Miss Piper, you are

I’ll show you the

maintained a fast pace as he led me through the back hallways of the palace, through places Nathan had not included on his

been summoned, right? I didn’t have time to worry.

if it brought me to

royal infirmary had a few beds and a

equipment and microscopes.

far

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