The Luna Choosing Game

Chapter 0347

But first, I had to make her safe.

That evening, I joined Veronica, Nicholas, and Julian in Julian’s private rooms, where we continued to talk about how to trap Jane.

“I’ve been thinking,” Veronica said. “It is possible, if you want, to fight fire with fire,”

“I like fire,” Julian sald.

I ignored him. “What do you mean, Veronica?”

“We could curse her, as she cursed Elva,” she said.

I blinked, startled. “You know how to do that?”

“I’ve never done it before, but I was trained,” Veronica said. There was no infliction in her voice, but she did lower her gaze as she spoke, looking down at the floor. “I’m confident I could curse her well enough for our purposes.”

Julian looked at me. Beside me, Nicholas crossed his arms. I leaned into him a little,

to consider, anyway,” Julian said, “She started it. Why shouldn’t we use her tactics against her? She lost her right to decency the moment she targeted Elva.”

yet. Jane was more monster than person now, but… did that mean it was okay to stoop to her

very still,

my account. I have no qualms against doing what is necessary. In fact, I might enjoy

had to sacrifice something

sacrificing something too: our humanity. We’d

it,” I

Julian asked.

to be silent, like he was letting this all unfold. Maybe he was leaving the choice to me. Maybe he’d go along with whatever I wanted. I felt his silent support in his

as her,” I said. “And we will not become like her just

it helps Elva –”

when she grows up and learns the truth? To learn what we did to her mother?” I

Julian

know if I believed that, but regardless it was a gamble I wasn’t willing

said at last. “But we do not