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 curses and how

the book talked

anything but happy about

because looking

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

I'd come to accept that Jane would never

"Yes," Veronica said.

good?" I was beginning to suspect

Although in this case, it pulled my heart out a

Veronica said. "It will

Veronica was the only one I knew who

remove her

I do is mere child's play compared

down to the ground. Any false hope I had built up for myself crashed and burned all around me. It was my own fault. I should have known

quickly. "This isn't

"If I were stronger-*

Veronica." I inched closer to her. I dipped my head into her line of vision so she could see my face and know that I'm earnest.

I knew exactly how it felt to

the only one with enough

from my heart. I wanted to arrive, to help Elva, but I still didn't know if I could fully trust her. The oracle was a stranger. This magic was foreign, even

reading." Veronica said. "I've only just started. Maybe there's more I can

hoped she knew how much I appreciated her. I wasn't sure

off a little ways, wanting to give her some space. I

Elva called, "Nick-lass! Look at my birdie!" She showed her folded bird to Nicholas, who had just stepped out onto the deck from the house. She explained in her roundabout child way that Veronica had

Frank," Nicholas said to

after that and she rushed over to a pile of napkins in an attempt to replicate the bird. Unfortunately, Veronica didn't notice to

Together we stood side

to cool down," Nicholas said. "I'm

he was feeling protective from our discussion, but I didn't think he had anything to be sorry about. "I'm not mad that you want to keep me