The Luna Choosing Game by Jane Above Story

Chapter 0035

The guards grabbed me by the arms and yanked me to my feet. Once I was standing, they continued to

grip, as if I might try to run away.

I’m not surprised,” Lena said, turning up her nose at me. “It was only a matter of time before this one

started some trouble.”

I struggled to maintain my calm. “She wished harm onto my daughter.”

Kirsten rolled her eyes. “Please. No one believes that. I am of the highest breeding. My word carries so

much more weight than yours, or that of your spawn.”

“But-

off

“Save your excuses for the head of the royal guard.” Lena cut me off. “He’ll be the one deciding a

punishment that will fit this show of disrespect.”

The head of the royal guard? Not the King or Queen or the princes?

my face. “Arguments between candidates are too trivial

matters can be handled by

punishment could the head of the

from the competition without the royal

wouldn’t look good to drop me flat before the first elimination. But

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smaller, windowless room. Or take away some of my freedom of movement through the grounds. Perhaps, they would want me to perform physical

could handle. None of them were what made

was that they would

alone kept me silent and complacent, as Kirsten laughed in my

you hoping Prince Nicholas would save you again? You should

low. You don’t deserve to breathe the same air as the prince, let alone speak to him.”

speak to,” I said, daring

would not speak to anyone common was a slight he didn’t deserve.

been regarding our shared past,

twitched, revealing

a good person and he feels bad

actually have a chance

here. I knew I was allowed to stay simply to

the royal family among the common

Kirsten’s blatant dismissal of someone like me

was not breaking me, Kirsten’s smile wavered,

will never be Luna, Piper. You are weak and pathetic. You don’t even have a

“She does