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?”

I looked to

invited Miss Elva,” he

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

a wolf

said. “He’s asked me to relay

have anything

to meet the

I was certain. If

we would be safe.

told her. “We’ll go and

“Yay!” Elva cheered.

past the gardens and

“Down, please,” Elva said.

don’t run

hands.” She stubbornly crossed

“Elva,” I said, stern.

mirrored

to go back inside, do

“No.” She pouted now.

my hand and waggled my fingers. She sighed dramatically but finally

walked across the

their assigned wolf as they approached. I

hand.

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

curiously.

Wolf!” Elva

her back at

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