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.”

sickness was only half of my worry. Since Lena’s

location

was the day of the hunt. Our prey was

Whatever Lena had planned

even worse.

Elva anywhere around

under the protection of Mark,

courtyard, each of the girls were given a weapon of their

into the forest hunting

participate, though would spread

on the hunt

wolf companion Silver, I chose a bow

were already swarmed with the other girls, so I didn’t have any opportunity

the hunt was what

might work for us,”

ear flopping. For

the rest of them are distracted, this gives us advantage

I quickly followed her lead. As a

her heightened sense of smell, she

not

to sniff at the ground, pressing

and

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