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 the bar. "The book contains many sections on curses and how to properly evaluate and

great sign! If the book

anything but

good news?" I asked, because

curse and the magical power level needed

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,

Cóntent belong to

I was beginning to

never one for false hope. Although in this case, it pulled my heart out a little. I wanted

the most intricate of the curses," Veronica said. "It

was the only one

her curse?"

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

had built up for myself crashed and burned all around me. It was

No, no," I said quickly.

"If I were stronger-*

could see my face and

shook her head, clearly dissatisfied with herself. I couldn't talk. I

the merfolk oracle," Veronica said. "She's the only one with enough power to have a

but I still didn't know if I could fully trust her. The oracle was a stranger. This magic was foreign, even to Veronica. How could I be

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

my heart. I hoped she knew how much I appreciated her. I wasn't sure she would until Elva was

book, and I walked off a little ways, wanting to give her some space. I

She explained in her roundabout child way that Veronica had made it and given it to her, and that she loved it and its name was now

Nicholas said to

in an attempt to replicate the bird.

Elva distracted, Nicholas made his way over to me. Together we stood side by side.

to cool down," Nicholas said.