The next morning, blessedly, Elva woke up feeling infinitely better. She bounced around the room

without a care in the world.

When I told her about her prospective wolf ride, she buzzed with excitement. She wiggled her arms back

and forth and jumped up and down on her feet.

She pouted when I made her sit down.

“You had a serious fever only twenty–four hours ago,” I said.

I

“That’s a hundred years ago,” she countered. She kicked her legs under the chair. “I want to ride a wolf.”

“You will. But we have to wait until you are well.” I wasn’t going to take any chances this time, not after

what happened. She had gotten sick because of my carelessness. Never again.

“But, Mommy…”

“Elva. The wolf will still be there tomorrow.”

“What if it isn’t?”

“It will be.”

of my worry. Since Lena’s threat the night

bring her into any location where she

was the day of the hunt. Our prey was a wild boar. They were

Whatever Lena had planned for me undoubtedly

even worse.

Elva anywhere

the care of the nanny, under the protection of Mark, I set out to face my

in the courtyard, each of the girls were given a weapon of their choice, then

the forest

would also participate, though would spread their

entirely on the hunt

greeting my wolf companion Silver, I chose a

girls, so I didn’t have any opportunity

the hunt was

us,”

For a full–sized

are distracted, this gives

then turned toward the forest. I quickly followed her lead. As a wolf, she

charge. With her heightened sense of smell, she likely already knew the general

not its

the ground, pressing her

grumble and continue

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