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.”

my worry. Since Lena’s

location

was a

instinct to charge. Whatever Lena had planned

even worse.

want Elva anywhere

of the nanny, under the protection of

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

the forest hunting

though would spread their attention among

entirely on the

Silver, I

with the other girls, so

was the event, so the hunt was

might work for us,” I said to

flopping. For

them are distracted, this gives us advantage of

quickly followed her lead. As a wolf, she

her heightened sense of

if not its exact

would stop to sniff at the ground,

grumble and continue

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