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,

started it. Why shouldn’t we use her tactics against her? She lost her right to decency the moment she

back yet. Jane was more monster than person now, but… did that mean it

She stood very still, but that wasn’t unusual.

watching. “Do not hold back on my account. I have no qualms against doing

curse against Elva, Jane had to sacrifice something dear to her. Would whatever

us would be sacrificing something too: our humanity. We’d

do it,”

not?” Julian

was letting this all unfold. Maybe he was leaving the choice to me. Maybe he’d go

in his closeness.

not the same as her,” I said. “And we will not

if it helps Elva –” Julian

+15 BONUS

feel, when she grows up and learns the

understand,” Julian

it was a gamble I wasn’t willing to take.

catch her, and we do what we need to do then,” Nicholas said at last. “But we do not curse her. Piper’s right. We are not going to lower ourselves to commit

Julian snorted.

The Novel will be updated daily. Come back and continue reading tomorrow, everyone!

Comments ()

0/255