The Luna Choosing Game by Jane Above Story

Chapter 0334

Hours passed.

Many items were brought to Veronica. Everything from necklaces to teacups to feathers and books. With only a passing glance from her, each item was quickly dismissed.

The latest item, a stone found in an odd place in the hallway, was handed to Veronica.

“There’s no magic in this,” she said and handed it back to the guard who had delivered it. He slumped his shoulders as he left the room to return to his search.

Night turned to day and then night again. None of us slept.

When every inch of the bedroom had been searched, everyone moved out into the hallway and beyond. Last I’d heard, Nicholas was turning the entire palace upside down.

The doctor had been in and out. She’d administered more medicine, but nothing was working. Elva was growing weaker.

Just then, Nicholas burst through the door. In his hands was the dagger that had nearly taken my head off, the one Jane had thrown at me in the hallway. He walked to Veronica and

presented it.

She didn’t even pick it up. “I’m sorry.”

He deflated instantly, and I saw the heavy bags under his eyes. He hadn’t slept either, and

looked all the worse for it.

In the next moment, Julian burst into the room in the same manner as Nicholas had. In his hand was a bag of flour from the kitchen.

When I looked at it curiously, he said, “Maybe it was the cookies. But since she ate those, we have to go to the basics.”

“I’m not sure Jane would have an emotional attachment to flour,” Nicholas said.

“We’ve tried everything else,” Julian said. “Maybe it’s a fond childhood memory or something.”

“Bring it here,” Veronica said.

Julian did as she asked. She held the bag of flour and closed her eyes. We all held our breath. A moment later, she shook her head.

“I’m sorry,” she said.

“Da mn it,” Julian cursed.

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of

and Julian. As I drew closer to them, I noticed that they looked

need rest,” I told both of

“No way,” Julian said.

not giving

been all over the palace,” Julian said. “It could be anything. We just need to find something that wasn’t here

“We’ll

the hunt.

touched my arm. “You tell us to rest, but you are the one who needs sleep, Piper.

“So do you.”

and kissed my forehead. “Just try to

couldn’t exactly refuse. I would sit on my chair and watch Elva. I wouldn’t close

“I’ll try,” I said.

kissed my ear. “Good

even when all I was agreeing to do was to try to take care

then, following Julian

word, I returned to my chair

diligently watching Elva. After a moment, I

was learning that she only let her gaze wander

you believe fully that she is the one who created

I said,

you know her best,” Veronica

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years. I don’t know what she values anymore. And,

that. The underground can be tempting… especially to a girl who feels lost. They make promises to lure you in, and then keep changing the end goal to keep you constantly

from experience. Her eyes glossed

was trapped in a place far away, alone as

you see the world differently. But… they

same emotion as the memories of your childhood.”

to awake from her own memories. “No, even if Jane cared passionately about their cause, it’s unlikely she could attach the same level as emotion to something from her time with the

if that were true,

knew Jane best when we were children. At least I thought I

Veronica said.

should know what she used for the

where she might have

It was painful now, to remember how close I thought we were, when Jane was only

was much too late. She was cursing my child and trying to kidnap the man I most admired and attempting to kill me. There could

remember,” I said. “I keep seeing her

Veronica said. “Did she ever

and scraped up knees, and a gap between her two