The Luna Choosing Game

Chapter 0554

I'd promised to be careful, and I would be. But I didn't know how careful I could be when I was swimming out in the ocean, unable to fully take notice of my surroundings.

To have a friend like Veronica, someone I trusted so implicitly, guarding my back, gave me relief without measure.

*Thank you, Veronica," I said. "I mean it."

She nodded.

Near us, about halfway between us and Bridget, Jessica was stretching alone. Watching her, she seemed to be the least flexible of the ground. Perhaps the least athletic? Her deep-set frown seemed to indicate that she was not at all happy about today's event.

"Don't be overconfident," Veronica said softly, so that Jessica would not hear. "Jessica has never flexed her wolf before. We'd don't know what she's truly capable of."

I took the words to heart. Everyone and everything felt like a wild card today. Who knew what the race might bring out of its contenders today?

the very best that I could. Concentrating on myself, I

this. But when I had worked at the restaurant,

Bridget approach us until she

"Elva," she said, smiling.

had given up on stretching and was sitting on the sand. She wasn't making a sandcastle exactly. What she was doing was more like moving sand from one pile to another and then back again. She seemed to like the way it felt slipping through

Bridget said her name, she dropped all the sand

I asked, standing up for my

as big and bright

don't you come with me for a minute? I have something to show you," Bridget said. Finally, her gaze slid to me. "Your

preparing for the race,"

Bridget said. "It's just a little surprise, but it will give her something to do while we're all competing. Just watching must be so dull for a little

glanced at Elva. She was frowning, with her brow pulled together. She wasn't very good at hiding her emotions. She was too young. Although she might have come by it honestly. Jane might have been