The Luna Choosing Game

Chapter 74

That night, my cold had healed enough that I could finally be reunited with Elva. I ran to her, and she ran to me. When she came close, I scooped her up into my arms and held her. Her arms came around my

neck and she held me right back.

“I missed you, Elva. So much.”

“I missed you, Mommy.

Mark and the nanny eventually joined us and I thanked them both profusely for watching my daughter.

Thank you!” Elva said. “Thanks, Uncle Mark!”

I blinked.

Uncle Mark?

I looked at him and he looked embarrassed.

“I didn’t teach her that, I swear. She started doing it all on her own.”

I had been surprised, but I supposed I shouldn’t have been. After all, it had been a similar sequence of

events that had led Elva to calling Anna, Auntie Anna.

“Don’t worry,” I told him. “Elva has a mind of her own about some things.”

Mark seemed relieved.

“Mommy,” Elva said. “Are we going to meet wolves tomorrow?”

looked to

Nicholas personally invited

be dangerous.” I didn’t have an inner wolf so couldn’t speak

would have limited warning if a wolf was growing annoyed and

situation,” Mark said. “He’s asked me to relay to you that

have anything

to meet

endanger Elva. Of that, I was certain. If he said we would be safe,

we would be safe.

her. “We’ll go and meet the

“Yay!” Elva cheered.

gardens and into the grassy fields beyond, where the wolves were lined up, ready to

“Down, please,” Elva said.

down. “Now don’t run off. We have to

hold hands.” She stubbornly crossed her

“Elva,” I said, stern.

mirrored

go back inside, do

“No.” She pouted now.

waggled my fingers. She sighed

we walked

wolf as they approached. I was no

hand.

to was sitting politely on

curiously.

Mister Wolf!” Elva

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