The Luna Choosing Game by Jane Above Story



Chapter 0550

Elva glanced up at Veronica and her laughter stifled. "What's wrong?" she asked.

Veronica startled a little, then tried to smile again. It wasn't as big as before. It barely twitched her lip, and certainly did not meet her eyes.

"Nothing's wrong," Veronica said. "I'm glad you liked the trick."

*How long does it last?" I asked, though as soon as the words left my mouth Elva's purple glow began to fade.

"Aww," Elva said, looking at her hands. "Do it again!"

"Elva, honey," I scolded lightly. "We don't demand things from people."

"I'm tired now," Veronica said. "Maybe another time."

Elva tucked her chin down, disappointed. But she said, "Okay."

*Thank Veronica for the magic trick," I reminded Elva.

Elva kicked her feet on the ground. "Thank you..." she mumbled.

"You're welcome," Veronica said.

Elva lifted her folded bird again. She glanced at me, as if for permission.

"Go on," I said. "Have fun."

Nearby I saw the nanny coming up onto the deck. Elva saw her too, and ran toward her, holding up the folded bird. With Elva thoroughly distracted, I turned to Veronica, looking for an explanation. "What just happened?"

breath. "That magic trick' was actually an incantation I read about in this book." She motioned toward the merfolk book on the top of the bar. "The book contains many sections on

should be exciting, a great sign! If the book talked about how to remove the

Veronica looked anything

asked, because looking at Veronica, I was

nature of Elva's curse and the magical power level needed to remove it.

make the curse, on her own daughter no less. I'd come to accept that Jane would never come around, not to help herself or

"Yes," Veronica said.

Is that good?" I was beginning to suspect that

Although in this case, it pulled my heart out a little. I wanted her to say

is the most intricate of the curses," Veronica said. "It will require the highest amount of magical

Veronica was the only one

you remove her curse?" I

She sighed. "What I do is mere child's

around me. It was my own fault. I should have known

quickly. "This isn't on you

"If I were stronger-*

to her. I dipped my head into her line of vision so she could see my face and know that I'm earnest. "We wouldn't even know any of this

couldn't talk. I

the only one with enough power to have a

had removed doubt from my heart. I wanted to arrive, to help Elva, but I still didn't know if I could fully trust

only just started.

told her, and meant it from the bottom of my heart. I hoped she knew how

to her book, and I walked off a little ways, wanting to give her some space. I looked out over the

who had just stepped out onto the deck from the house. She explained in her roundabout child way that Veronica had

Nicholas said to the

an attempt to replicate the bird. Unfortunately, Veronica didn't notice to be able to help.

way over to me. Together we stood side by side. We both

cool down," Nicholas said. "I'm

I didn't think he had anything to be sorry about. "I'm not