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,

it. Why shouldn’t we use her tactics against her? She lost her

more monster than person now, but… did that mean it

very

on my account. I have no qualms against doing what is

Elva, Jane had to sacrifice something dear to

of us would be sacrificing something too: our humanity.

can’t do it,” I

Julian asked.

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 felt

in his closeness.

I said. “And we will not

helps Elva –”

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grows up and learns the truth? To learn what we

Julian said.

know if I believed that, but regardless it was a gamble I

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

Julian snorted.

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