The Luna Choosing Game

Chapter 0550

Elva glanced up at Veronica and her laughter stifled. "What's wrong?" she asked.

Veronica startled a little, then tried to smile again. It wasn't as big as before. It barely twitched her lip, and certainly did not meet her eyes.

"Nothing's wrong," Veronica said. "I'm glad you liked the trick."

*How long does it last?" I asked, though as soon as the words left my mouth Elva's purple glow began to fade.

"Aww," Elva said, looking at her hands. "Do it again!"

"Elva, honey," I scolded lightly. "We don't demand things from people."

"I'm tired now," Veronica said. "Maybe another time."

Elva tucked her chin down, disappointed. But she said, "Okay."

*Thank Veronica for the magic trick," I reminded Elva.

Elva kicked her feet on the ground. "Thank you..." she mumbled.

"You're welcome," Veronica said.

Elva lifted her folded bird again. She glanced at me, as if for permission.

"Go on," I said. "Have fun."

Nearby I saw the nanny coming up onto the deck. Elva saw her too, and ran toward her, holding up the folded bird. With Elva thoroughly distracted, I turned to Veronica, looking for an explanation. "What just happened?"

motioned toward the merfolk book on the top of

them'! That should be exciting, a great sign! If the book talked about how to remove the curse, then

anything but

I asked, because looking at Veronica, I was

the magical power level

I'd come to accept that Jane would never come around, not

Cóntent

I was beginning to

I supposed I appreciated her bluntness. She was never one for false hope. Although in this case, it pulled

said. "It will require the highest amount of magical power

power? Veronica was the only one I knew who could do

you remove her curse?" I

She sighed. "What I do is mere child's play compared to what is

had built up for myself crashed and burned all around me. It was my own fault. I should have known from Veronica's expressions that the diagnosis was not very

quickly. "This isn't on you at

"If I were stronger-*

I inched closer to her. I dipped my head into her line of vision so she could see my face and know that I'm

her head, clearly dissatisfied with herself. I couldn't talk. I knew exactly how it felt to not believe you

said. "She's the only one with enough power to

I wanted to arrive, to help Elva, but I still didn't know if I could fully trust her. The oracle was

reading." Veronica said. "I've only just started.

meant it from the bottom of my heart. I hoped she knew

ways, wanting to give her some space. I

at my birdie!" She showed her folded bird to Nicholas, who had just stepped out onto the deck from the house. She explained in her roundabout child way that Veronica had made it and

Nicholas said to the

and she rushed over to a pile of napkins in an attempt to replicate

stood side by

needed to cool down," Nicholas said.