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.”

only half of my worry. Since Lena’s threat the night before, I

bring her into any location where

was

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

even worse.

didn’t want Elva anywhere around

the nanny, under the protection of Mark, I

the girls were given a weapon

the forest

though would spread their attention among all the

entirely on

companion Silver, I chose a bow as my

were already swarmed with the other girls, so I

the

work for us,” I said to

head, one ear flopping. For a

this gives us advantage of

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

of smell,

if not its

at the ground, pressing her nose into the underbrush.

grumble and

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