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.

fear clutched

“Yes," Veronica said.

made me feel like I was special in a way my outgoing +15

parents, I was a centerpiece, a

with

at but to be a part of

She shook her head.

my magic while also convincing me that I needed to keep

didn’t understand at first, because the said my magic would

everyone want

Julian snorted in distaste.

“They lied to you."

people

it was something that

to help people, whether they agreed or not, and the

herself, curling her

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

twisted at the memory of being

so

of having a part of myself ripped away without my

the minute I saw the actual wolf transfer in

Veronica said.

that moment…

voice became very

was wrong.I knew what she had seen.I had lived through it myself.The pain was bad, but the

existed but

voice grew stronger

told my parents the truth after that.It was only through their powerful connections, and many threats from my father and pack leaders, that I was allowed to leave the group.But it is a disgraceful pack secret.One I was honor

“Until now," I said.

quiet.And that he was after you, Piper … And you’ve always been so kind to

didn’t reveal the truth sooner.Gently, I shook my

told us now.That’s what counts.I am

“You remain too kind,"

said, but

the one who had lost her

She deserved

someday soon she might

me that you are curious if your wolf can be returned," Veronica

I immediately straightened.

please.Tell me everything you

believe it is possible,"

find the person

know who has

Veronica nodded.

not diminished in the

risk in returning the

Julian immediately leaned forward.