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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up from my chair and came to stand beside Nicholas and Julian. As I drew closer to them, I noticed that they looked even more tired than

I told both

“No way,” Julian said.

not giving up,” Nicholas

“It could be anything. We just need

nodded. “We’ll continue our

to restart the hunt. Nicholas

the one who needs sleep, Piper. You

“So do you.”

kissed my forehead. “Just try to

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

“I’ll try,” I said.

and kissed my ear. “Good

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

following Julian out

my word, I returned to my chair

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

only let her

believe fully that

said,

twin, you know

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don’t know what she values anymore. And, seeing how she is now, it’s likely whoever

be tempting… especially to a girl who feels lost. They make promises to lure you

experience. Her eyes glossed over a

she was trapped in a place far away, alone as a

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

same emotion as the

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

that were true,

when we were children. At least I

said. “That seems

should know what she

least, where she might have

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.

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

remember,” I said. “I keep

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

up knees, and a gap between her two