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 moment she

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

She stood very still,

me watching. “Do not hold back on my account. I have no qualms against doing

extent. But… to cast her curse against Elva, Jane had to sacrifice something dear to her. Would whatever Veronica sacrificed be worth

too: our humanity. We’d

can’t do it,”

Julian asked.

choice to me. Maybe he’d go along with whatever I wanted. I felt his silent

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

Elva –”

and learns the truth? To

Julian

that, but regardless it

her, and we do what we need to do then,” Nicholas said at last. “But we do not curse her. Piper’s right.

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