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

bring her into any location where she would be

of the hunt. Our prey was a wild boar. They were dangerous when cornered, with

and instinct to charge. Whatever Lena had planned for me undoubtedly would

even worse.

didn’t want Elva anywhere around this

the care of the nanny, under the protection of Mark, I set

of the girls were given a weapon of their choice,

into the forest hunting

would spread their attention among

on

wolf companion Silver, I chose a bow as my

so I didn’t have any opportunity to say hello,

hunt was the event, so the hunt was what I would

might work for us,” I

ear flopping. For a

them are distracted, this gives us advantage of finding the boar

I quickly followed her lead. As a wolf,

With her heightened sense of smell, she

boar, if not its exact

sniff at the ground, pressing her

grumble and continue

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