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

“Yes," Veronica said.

was special in

I was a centerpiece, a talking

with her hands.’

to be looked at but to be a part of something

She shook her head.

convincing me that I needed to keep it a secret

first, because the said my magic would

everyone want that

Julian snorted in distaste.

“They lied to you."

people

was something

help people, whether they agreed or not, and the best way to do

herself,

from people, but I had no idea it was used to hurt those people.The organization told me the wolves were rabid and harmful.To remove the wolf was to save the

twisted at the memory of

so

a part of

changed the minute I saw the actual wolf

Veronica said.

that moment… When I

voice became

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

but always

voice grew stronger

my father and pack leaders, that I was allowed to leave the group.But it is a disgraceful pack secret.One I was honor bound never

“Until now," I said.

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

reveal the truth sooner.Gently,

am

“You remain too kind,"

but

the one who had lost her childhood

She deserved

someday soon she

if your wolf can be returned,"

I immediately straightened.

me everything you

is possible,"

can find the person who

know who has my wolf," I

Veronica nodded.

diminished in the transfer, though the

only risk in returning the

Julian immediately leaned forward.