The Luna Choosing Game by Jane Above Story

Chapter 0554

I'd promised to be careful, and I would be. But I didn't know how careful I could be when I was swimming out in the ocean, unable to fully take notice of my surroundings.

To have a friend like Veronica, someone I trusted so implicitly, guarding my back, gave me relief without measure.

*Thank you, Veronica," I said. "I mean it."

She nodded.

Near us, about halfway between us and Bridget, Jessica was stretching alone. Watching her, she seemed to be the least flexible of the ground. Perhaps the least athletic? Her deep-set frown seemed to indicate that she was not at all happy about today's event.

"Don't be overconfident," Veronica said softly, so that Jessica would not hear. "Jessica has never flexed her wolf before. We'd don't know what she's truly capable of."

I took the words to heart. Everyone and everything felt like a wild card today. Who knew what the race might bring out of its contenders today?

best that I could. Concentrating on myself, I push-pulled my muscles to ready them for the

worked at the restaurant, I had pushed myself for long hours, on my feet most of the day. That combined with my days-long runs as a wolf,

this, I didn't notice Bridget approach us

"Elva," she said, smiling.

sand. She wasn't making a sandcastle exactly. What she was doing was more like moving sand from one pile to another and then back again. She seemed to like the way it felt slipping through her

her name, she dropped all the sand she'd been holding like she'd

did you need, Bridget?" I asked, standing up for

all. Her smile stretched wider, as big and bright as the sun.

you," Bridget said. Finally, her gaze slid to

preparing for

just a little surprise, but it will give her something to do while we're all competing. Just watching must

She was frowning, with her brow pulled together. She wasn't very good at hiding her emotions. She was too young. Although she might have come by it honestly. Jane might have been better

to be

don't have to if you don't want to," I told Elva. She looked between me