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,

Julian said, “She started it. Why shouldn’t we use her tactics against

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

Veronica. She stood very still, but

not hold back on my account. I have no qualms against doing what is necessary. In fact, I might enjoy using

to sacrifice something dear to her. Would whatever Veronica sacrificed be worth it to

sacrificing something too: our humanity. We’d become monsters, just like

it,” I said.

Julian

all unfold. Maybe he was leaving the choice to me. Maybe he’d go

we will

it helps Elva –” Julian argued.

grows up and learns the truth? To learn what we did to her

understand,” Julian

it was a gamble I

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