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 for

invited Miss Elva,”

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

if a wolf was growing

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

Elva have anything to

meet

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

we would be safe.

I told her. “We’ll go and meet the wolves tomorrow.”

“Yay!” Elva cheered.

I carried Elva out past the gardens and into the grassy fields

“Down, please,” Elva said.

down. “Now don’t run off.

to hold hands.” She

“Elva,” I said, stern.

mirrored

to go back inside, do

“No.” She pouted now.

and waggled my fingers. She sighed dramatically but finally

walked

girl to their assigned wolf as they approached. I was no

hand.

he led us to was sitting politely on the grass.

curiously.

Mister Wolf!”

held her back at

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