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,

it. Why shouldn’t we use her tactics against her? She lost her right to decency the

truth, but something held me back yet. Jane was more monster than person now, but… did that

very still,

qualms against doing what is necessary.

Jane had to sacrifice something dear to her. Would whatever Veronica sacrificed be

would be sacrificing something too: our humanity. We’d become

can’t do it,” I

not?” Julian asked.

to be silent, like he was letting this all unfold. Maybe he was leaving the choice to me. Maybe he’d

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

Elva –” Julian argued.

learns the truth? To learn what we did to her mother?” I

understand,” Julian

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

“But we do not curse her. Piper’s right. We are not going