The Luna Choosing Game by Jane Above Story

Chapter 0237

Elva gasped. “How did you do that?”

Julian laughed. “Sleight of hand, my dear. Would you like to learn?” In a flash, the quarter was back in his

hand. He held it out for Elva, who greedily accepted it.

“Yes!” she said excitedly.

“No,” I said a second later.

Elva turned her doe eyes on me. “Mommy! Please?”

I placed my hand on my hips. “Julian. I can’t have you teach her these bad skills.”

“No skill itself is bad, Piper. It’s how you use it.” He winked at me, and I was as charmed by him as Elva’s doe eyes. With the two combining forces, I didn’t stand a chance of telling them no. “It’s actually

incredibly useful and could even save a life someday.”

“Really?” Elva asked. “I could be a hero.”

Julian made his smile kinder as he looked at her. “Absolutely.”

Elva cranked up the doe eyes, turning to me with renewed determination. “Please, Mommy! I want to be

a hero!”

Fine. But no

with one hand. I imagined his other was behind his

later, as we

that for my cause at the fundraising gala.”

She’d seemed more at ease

people.

specific charity to represent,” I suggested. “If you narrow your

make it easier to talk about

that. Though I worry even if

to talk to

said. “Tell them how much

them.”

hope so.” She

the chair beside me, was trying to palm a dinner roll off of her plate. While I didn’t necessarily approve of Julian’s training, her

on the table

told her. “Work your way up to

practiced as Julian’s, she was

then huffed when the peppermint dropped back onto

get it,” I said,

not too

me, shaking me from my

for a

we had spoken, she had told me about the strange behavior of someone who looked just like me.

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