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 Mark for

Nicholas personally invited Miss

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

if a wolf was

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

Elva have anything to

to meet the wolves,

Elva. Of that, I was certain.

we would be safe.

I told her. “We’ll go

“Yay!” Elva cheered.

the gardens

“Down, please,” Elva said.

down. “Now don’t run off. We

hold hands.” She stubbornly

“Elva,” I said, stern.

mirrored my

don’t want to go back inside, do

“No.” She pouted now.

and waggled my fingers. She sighed dramatically but finally took

we walked across the

to their assigned wolf

hand.

was sitting politely on the grass. It watched us

curiously.

Wolf!” Elva

her back at

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