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? She lost her right to decency the moment

Jane was more monster than person now,

very

watching. “Do not hold back on my account. I have no qualms against doing what is necessary. In fact, I might

to an extent. But… to cast her curse against Elva, Jane had to

too: our humanity. We’d become

do it,” I

not?” Julian

Nicholas continued to be silent, like he was letting this all unfold. Maybe he was leaving the choice to me. Maybe he’d go along with whatever I wanted. I

in his closeness.

are not the same as her,” I said. “And we will not become like her just to

it helps Elva –” Julian

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How would she feel, when she grows up and learns the truth? To learn

understand,” Julian

know if I believed that, but regardless it

Nicholas said at last. “But we do not curse her. Piper’s right. We are not going

Julian snorted.

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