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

I drew closer to them, I noticed that they looked even more tired

I

“No way,” Julian said.

giving up,”

be anything. We just need to find something that wasn’t here

“We’ll continue

eager to restart the hunt. Nicholas lingered a moment

“You tell us to rest, but you are the one who needs sleep, Piper. You look ready to fall

“So do you.”

forehead. “Just try

couldn’t exactly refuse. I would sit on my chair and

“I’ll try,” I said.

kissed my ear. “Good

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

me then, following Julian out the

returned to my chair and

Elva. After

is it?” I asked. I was learning that she only let her gaze wander if she wanted or noticed

believe fully

said,

as her twin, you know her

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don’t know what she values anymore. And, seeing how she is

a girl who feels lost. They make promises to lure

she spoke from experience. Her eyes glossed over a

was trapped in a place far away, alone as

brainwash you and make you see the world differently. But… they can

the memories

her head, and seemed 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 underground as

if that

when we were children. At

Veronica said. “That

know what she used for

where she might have hidden

how close I thought we were, when Jane was only feeling anger and resentment. If I had known then, I could have talked to her. We could have worked it

it was much too late. She was cursing my child and trying to kidnap the man I most

to remember,” I said. “I keep

wasn’t always this way,” Veronica said. “Did she

knees, and a gap