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?”

to Mark

personally invited Miss

could be dangerous.” I didn’t have an inner wolf so couldn’t speak to the wolves like the

have limited warning if a wolf was growing

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

have

meet

purposefully endanger Elva. Of that, I was certain. If he said we

we would be safe.

go and

“Yay!” Elva cheered.

heightened as I carried Elva out past the gardens and into the

“Down, please,” Elva said.

lowered her down. “Now don’t run off. We have

to hold hands.” She stubbornly

“Elva,” I said, stern.

She mirrored my

go back

“No.” She pouted now.

my hand and waggled my

we walked

directed each girl to their assigned wolf as

hand.

wolf he led us to was sitting politely on the grass. It

curiously.

Mister Wolf!” Elva

back at a safe

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