Chapter 0347

But first, I had to make her safe.

That evening, I joined Veronica, Nicholas, and Julian in Julian’s private rooms, where we continued to talk about how to trap Jane.

“I’ve been thinking,” Veronica said. “It is possible, if you want, to fight fire with fire,”

“I like fire,” Julian sald.

I ignored him. “What do you mean, Veronica?”

“We could curse her, as she cursed Elva,” she said.

I blinked, startled. “You know how to do that?”

“I’ve never done it before, but I was trained,” Veronica said. There was no infliction in her voice, but she did lower her gaze as she spoke, looking down at the floor. “I’m confident I could curse her well enough for our purposes.”

Julian looked at me. Beside me, Nicholas crossed his arms. I leaned into him a little,

to consider, anyway,” Julian said, “She started it. Why shouldn’t we use her tactics against her?

held truth, but something held me back yet. Jane was more monster than person now, but… did that mean it was okay

very still, but that wasn’t unusual.

have no qualms against doing what is necessary. In fact, I might enjoy using their training against

had to sacrifice something dear to her. Would whatever Veronica sacrificed

be sacrificing something too: our humanity. We’d become monsters, just

can’t do it,” I

not?” Julian

unfold. Maybe he was leaving the choice to me. Maybe he’d go along with whatever I

in his closeness.

we

helps Elva –” Julian argued.

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would she feel, when she grows up and learns the truth? To learn what we did to

Julian said.

if I believed that, but regardless it was a gamble

her, and we do what we need to do then,” Nicholas said at last. “But we do not curse her. Piper’s right.

Julian snorted.

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