The Luna Choosing Game

Chapter 241

Chapter 0241

Elva immediately perked upon seeing him. “Jul–an! Teach me the trick again.”

“She’s been practicing,” I said softly to Julian, like a secret.

“Then maybe you should show me.” Julian withdrew a quarter from his pocket and handed it to Elva.

I let go of her hand so she could move, though I placed my hand on the top of her head instead. I wasn’t

going to let Elva out of my sight tonight, or likely any other night. Not until Jane was caught and the

organization brought down.

“Okay. Watch!” Elva held out the coin like Nicholas had taught her. Then with a flick of her wrist, the coin

clattered down onto the floor. “Oh!” Elva bent and picked it up.

“An excellent attempt!” Julian said and clapped. “You’ll be a little thief–ah, that is, a little magician in

now time.”

I scowled at him for the slip of the tongue.

Elva beamed at the praise. She held out the quarter to give back to him.

“You keep it, Elva. Keep practicing, okay?”

And she did just that, pausing only when I made

to learn the trick

smiled at me. “Well. Ready for

to earn

assigned their own servant, who

to avoid any overlap. They worked as something like

spots to speak with each other. Then they moved

wanted to be, disarming many of the sterner–faced benefactors with an unexpected joke and an easy

limited success,

an older benefactor to

and whispered,

I was being watched, but it was a near

Julian, I had one confirmed commitment

felt

where we must part.” Julian took my hand, lifted

knuckles.

for a half–second longer than needed. When he pulled away, he didn’t look at me, instead

on the head. “Keep

“Thanks, Jul–an!”

to go it alone. I didn’t mind all that much. I was

could.

keep my gaze from looking across the ballroom, searching for Nicholas. I frowned when

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