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?

own limits and doing the very best that I could. Concentrating

all this. But when I had worked at the restaurant, I had pushed myself for long

contemplating this, I didn't notice Bridget approach us until she

"Elva," she said, smiling.

stretching and was sitting on the 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

all the

you need, Bridget?" I asked, standing up

as big and bright as the sun. It almost

have something to show you," Bridget said. Finally, her gaze slid to me. "Your mother can

preparing for the

not taking part," Bridget said. "It's just a little surprise, but it will give her something to

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 at hiding her true self nowadays, but I

seemed to be taking after

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