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

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

need rest,” I told

“No way,” Julian said.

not giving up,” Nicholas

“It could be anything. We just need to find

“We’ll continue our

eager to restart the

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

“So do you.”

kissed my forehead.

couldn’t, but when he put it like that, I couldn’t exactly refuse. I would sit on my chair and watch

“I’ll try,” I said.

kissed my ear. “Good girl,”

when all I was agreeing to do was

then, following Julian out

I returned to my chair and sat to rest

at the end of the bed, diligently watching Elva.

she only let her gaze wander if she wanted

not? And you believe fully that

I said,

twin, you know her best,” Veronica

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what she values anymore. And, seeing how she is now, it’s likely whoever she was before

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 over a little,

she was trapped in a place far away, alone

and make you see the world differently. But… they can never

emotion as the

unlikely she could attach

if that were

we were children. At

said.

what she used for

at least, where she might

was saying was sound, so I tried to think about our time as children. It was painful now, to remember how close I thought we were, when Jane was only feeling anger and resentment. If I

trying to kidnap the man I most admired and attempting to kill me. There could be no redemption

to remember,” I said. “I keep seeing her as

this way,” Veronica said. “Did

up knees,