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.

location where she would be

Our prey was a wild boar. They were

and instinct to charge. Whatever Lena had

even worse.

didn’t want Elva anywhere around this

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

of the girls were given a weapon of their choice, then sent with their

into the

spread

on the

wolf companion Silver, I chose

already swarmed with the other girls, so I didn’t

event, so the hunt

for us,” I said to

For a full–sized wolf,

this gives

I quickly followed her

of smell, she

not its exact

sniff at the ground, pressing her nose into the underbrush. Then

grumble and continue

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