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 strain I

yet for me to be overly confident about all this. But when I had worked at the restaurant, I had pushed myself for long hours, on my feet most of the day. That combined with my days-long

this, I didn't notice Bridget approach us until she was right at our

"Elva," she said, smiling.

making a sandcastle exactly. What she was doing was more like

dropped all the sand she'd been holding like

Bridget?" I asked, standing

at all. Her smile stretched wider, as big and

come with me for a minute? I have something to show you," Bridget said. Finally, her gaze slid to me. "Your mother

should be preparing for the race,"

Bridget said. "It's just a little surprise, but it will give her something to do while we're all

good at hiding her emotions. She was too young.

to be taking after

you don't want to," I