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?"

magic trick' was actually an incantation I read about in this book." She motioned toward the merfolk book on the top of the bar. "The book contains many sections on curses

be exciting, a great sign! If the book talked about how to remove the curse, then maybe we didn't need to

looked anything but

asked, because

magical power level needed

won't happen," I said. Jane was the one to make the curse, on her own daughter no less. I'd come to accept that Jane would never come around, not to help herself or anyone else. If left to Jane, the curse on Elva would

said. Cóntent belong to NôvelDráma.

purple. Is that good?" I was beginning to

supposed I appreciated her bluntness. She was never one for false hope. Although in this case, it pulled my heart out a little. I wanted her to say purple was the best color, that it indicated a curse easiest to

intricate of the curses," Veronica said. "It will require the highest

power? Veronica was the only one I knew who could

you remove her curse?"

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

around me. It

quickly. "This isn't

"If I were stronger-*

into her line of vision so she could see my

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

"She's the only one with enough power to

wanted to arrive, to help Elva, but I still didn't know

reading." Veronica said. "I've only just started. Maybe there's more I can

bottom of my heart. I hoped she knew how much I

book, and I walked off a little ways, wanting to give her some space. I looked out over the water. The

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 given it to her, and that she loved it and

Frank," Nicholas said to the

and she rushed over to a pile of napkins in an attempt to replicate the bird. Unfortunately, Veronica didn't notice to be able to help. The nanny did the best

to me. Together we stood side by side. We both turned to look

needed to cool down," Nicholas said. "I'm