The Luna Choosing Game

Chapter 0338

It didn’t make any sense. Unless Jane was trying to cut out that part of herself that loved Elva. Maybe she saw Elva as a weakness that needed to be purged,

Go ds, either way, it was just too sad. Not just for Jane, who had truly become a monster, but also for Elva, who nearly became a victim of her own mother’s love.

“This can never happen again,” I said to Nicholas.

“It won’t,” he vowed. “I will protect you both. Even if that means…’

He didn’t say it, wouldn’t for my sake. But I knew what he meant.

To protect Elva and me, he would kill Jane himself.

Everything was just so sad. Tears welled in my eyes.

“I’m sorry,” he said, misunderstanding.

I shook my head. “My sister has been dead a long time. It’s her as a little girl that I mourn now. The one who stitched rocks into her pockets and gave me a friendship bracelet. I feel like that photo was the last hold the person she is now had to the person she was. And now it’s burned away.”

Nicholas tightened his hold. I buried my face in his chest to hide my tears.

The doctor took her time inspecting Elva, then gave her more medicine. By the time she was ready to address Nicholas and I, I had shed most of my tears and was ready to face the world again.

“She’s going to be okay,” the doctor said, and no, I lied. I definitely had more tears to cry. They were happy ones this time, at least.

“Thank you. Oh, thank you.” I pulled the doctor into a quick hug, unable to help myself. I jumped back as soon as I realized I had done it. “I’m sorry,” I said.

She smiled at me. “It’s fine. Honestly, I am so relieved. All our tests returned inconclusive. I wasn’t sure what to think. But she’s a strong little girl. She’s a fighter.”

“She is,” I agreed.

The doctor left some medicine with Charlotte and then saw herself out.

By now, Elva was fast asleep once more. I crawled onto the bed beside her and held her in my arms.

“Do you mind if I stay?” Nicholas asked.

I motioned him closer and he sat on the bed beside me.

Julian yawned. “I’d like to stay too. Not on the bed of course, but that couch over there looks comfortable.”

He hadn’t slept either. He’d been so worried about Elva. It seemed unfair to send him away now, when the matter was mostly resolved. Adrenaline was giving way, and everyone was exhausted.

“It’s okay,” I told him. “You can stay.

In the end, only Mark saw himself out, but I imagined that was to go see Susie.

Charlotte stayed in the room as well, taking watch on the chair near the sewing machines.

Nicholas wrapped his arms around me, and I felt sleep calling me.