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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rest of us

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

need rest,” I told both of

“No way,” Julian said.

giving up,”

said. “It could be

nodded. “We’ll continue

to restart the hunt.

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

“So do you.”

kissed my forehead. “Just try

sit on my chair and watch Elva. I wouldn’t close

“I’ll try,” I said.

leaned in and kissed my ear. “Good girl,” he

praise warmed me. I liked having his approval, even when all I was agreeing to do was to try to take care of

following Julian

to my word, I returned to my chair and sat

Elva. After a moment, I felt her gaze

I was learning that she only let her gaze wander if she

not? And you believe fully

said,

twin, you know

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lowered my gaze. “We’ve been estranged many years. I don’t know what she values anymore. And, seeing how she is now,

to a girl who feels lost. They make promises to lure you in, and then keep changing the

spoke from experience. Her eyes glossed over a little, and

she was trapped in a place far

the world differently. But…

as the

their cause, it’s unlikely she could attach the same level as emotion to something

that were true,

when we were children. At

Veronica said. “That seems

know what she used for

least, where she

we were, when Jane was only feeling anger and resentment. If I had known then, I could have talked

man I most admired

remember,” I said. “I keep seeing

this way,” Veronica said. “Did she ever have

and scraped up knees, and a gap between her two