The Luna Choosing Game

The fact was, for whatever the reason, he hadn’t revealed my secret yet. If I played his game, maybe he’d

continue to keep it.

I pressed my hand to his elbow and nudged him closer to the door, further from Elva. I didn’t want her to know the truth yet. We’d have our own conversation in time, when she was old enough to understand.

voice low, just in case, I confessed, “Elva isn’t mine.”

Julian’s perfect veneer finally cracked. His eyes widened for a few solid seconds before he recovered

himself. “Really?”

“She’s the daughter of my twin sister,” I said. The memories burned through my brain, painful and hot.”

sold my wolf to pay off Elva’s ransom.”

“She was being held for ransom?”

“My sister owed too much to so many people. They’d taken Elva as payment. They only gave me so

many days… I did what I had to do.”

smile dimmed marginally, but that made his expression no more readable. I could practically see the cogs turning in his brain as he sorted through this new information, but I hadn’t a clue

planning to do with

when he had reached a conclusion. “Have you

your wolf being taken

hadn’t. “What do

exploited your sister with the

once more. My wolf had been strong, but

my wolf and

himself, then nodded. “Alright. I

I exhaled in relief.

how long I’ll

the next inhale, my anxiety returned. He’d hold this

who knew what purpose.

to Julian, and that knowledge brought me

investigate for yourself,” Julian said. “You might

If you can find out more truth, perhaps

over in my mind, trying to decide if they were

Elva.

of your family line, the child’s future abilities would likely

she might

said the words so casually, as if he’d been talking about the

I heard clearly the danger referenced. Weak as I was, I wouldn’t be able to protect Elva if those same