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

drew closer to them,

need rest,” I told both

“No way,” Julian said.

giving up,” Nicholas

said. “It could be anything. We just need to find something that wasn’t

“We’ll continue

the

“You tell us to rest, but you are the one

“So do you.”

kissed my forehead. “Just

put it like that, I couldn’t exactly refuse. I would sit on my chair and watch Elva. I wouldn’t close my eyes, but I could at least rest my bones by not

“I’ll try,” I said.

kissed my ear. “Good

when all I was agreeing to do

then, following Julian out

to my chair and sat to rest

the end of the bed, diligently watching Elva. After a moment, I felt

asked. I was learning that she only let her gaze wander

your twin, is she not? And you believe fully that she is the

said, answering both

her twin, you know her

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years. I don’t know what she values

can be tempting… especially to a girl who feels lost. They make promises to lure you in, and then keep changing

knew she spoke from experience. Her eyes glossed

place far away, alone as a

make you see the world differently. But… they

emotion as the

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

if that were true,

children. At least I

Veronica said. “That

what she used

Or at least, where she might

to think about our time as children. It was painful now, to remember how close I thought we were, when

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

hard to remember,” I said. “I keep seeing

always this way,” Veronica said. “Did

thought back. “Yes.” Pigtails and scraped up knees, and a gap between