The Luna Choosing Game

Chapter 0301

I was speechless.

I didn’t want to believe Veronica could have been involved in such a dark thing as the underground organization but the evidence was clear on her ribs.

She lowered her sweater, hiding the tattoo again, but it was seared into my mind now.

It was exactly the same in size and placement as Terry’s.

“You’re the one who told Julian about the tattoos," I said.

Veronica nodded.

“True, committed members of the underground, were gifted the tattoo.

They were prized, a rite of passage.

I knew that if Terry was in the organization, as Julian had thought, then he would take pride in his tattoo, no matter how dangerous it would be for someone like him to have one."

Julian came around to the front of the couch and sat in a stand-alone chair from which he could see us and the door.

I appreciated his watchfulness.

No one would be able to sneak in or even cr ack the door enough to listen without his keen observational skills picking up on it.

“You didn’t know he was in the organization?" I asked.

“Rarely do the members directly interact with each other.

Especially those of our level.

We have intermediaries that connect us to the will of Hawk or the other leaders."

I still struggled to understand how someone like Veronica, so young and beautiful and noble, could fall in with such a terrible organization that only wanted to do harm.

“I’d showed some magical prowess from a very young age.Since I was a toddler, really," she said.

“My parents were more proud of my abilities, than cautious that someone might want to use them against me."

She closed her eyes and went very tense for a moment.

“My pack is well-renowned, and my parents are very social.

Our house had a constant flow of people in and out.

It didn’t take long for the underground to plant a few individuals into my parents’ circle."

“They would do that? Attempt to get close to you, despite you being a child?" I asked.

My thoughts were with Elva, and how the underground might attempt to sneak into her life.

“They prefer recruiting children," Veronica said in her usual flat tone.

“Children are malleable.They can’t yet create their own opinions, their own thoughts.They can be molded into the perfect little followers."

“Groomed," Julian said.

Veronica agreed.

“Groomed."

“How terrible," I said.

bit of fear clutched around

“Yes," Veronica said.

feel like I was special in

parents, I was a centerpiece, a

make sparks with her

be looked at but

She shook her head.

convincing me that I needed to keep it

understand at first, because the said my magic would be used to help

want that

Julian snorted in distaste.

“They lied to you."

said most people

it was something that needed to be

had to help people, whether they agreed or not, and the best way to do that is with them

shrunk in on herself, curling her

to steal wolves from people, but I had no idea it was used to hurt those people.The organization told me

twisted at the memory

pain so hot and

misery of having a part of myself ripped

the minute I saw the

Veronica said.

that moment…

voice became very

through it myself.The pain was bad, but the heartbreak was worse.The loss of the wolf was something to grieve, but there was never any

existed but always just out of

voice grew stronger

threats from my father and pack leaders, that I

“Until now," I said.

you, Piper … And you’ve always been so kind to me.To everyone.I had to help Julian protect you where I could,

the truth sooner.Gently, I

what counts.I am no less

“You remain too kind,"

but

who had lost her childhood to this

She deserved

she might have

curious if your wolf

I immediately straightened.

me everything you

believe it is possible," Veronica

the

who has my wolf," I

Veronica nodded.

diminished in the transfer, though the host may

in returning the wolf might be

Julian immediately leaned forward.