The Luna Choosing Game

No visits. No phone calls. No birthday or Christmas cards for Elva.

It wasn’t the first time she had gone dark on me, but this time the circumstances were much different. I was caring for her child, the one she had been so desperate to rescue when she’d called me.

Whether the underground organization had gotten to her, or she had only wanted me to remove her

responsibility, I wasn’t sure.

She wasn’t dead. I knew that much. As twins, we shared a bond. If she was dead, I was certain that I

would feel it. What little comfort I had, was from knowing she was still alive somewhere

I had lost my wolf and my sister in one day. And my boyfriend soon after. But I had gained Elva, so I

would never regret. But my grief remained palpable.

I could see a similar grief now reflected in Nicholas’s eyes. It lasted only a moment before it was

replaced with a blazing, righteous fury. Yet his touch remained gentle. His voice was measured.

“All of this Everything you went through Everything you lost. And our whole relationship ended,

because of your sister

many times. But at the end of

always share blood. As twins, our bond

when she set you up to lose everything. Or when she then abandoned you and Elva”

him, pulling away from his touch “She’s mixed up with a bad cipwd. She didn’t set me up. And she didn’t abandon us,

Thio,

1. ho. Nicholas We grew up together Wherever she is, she must have her own reasons. When she comes beck, I will sit down with her and hear her out. She deserves a chance –*

did to you Nicholas followed me inching into my

Bathing

Tel even with his looming intimidating

touring

her. And she couldn’t even be asked to stick around. Did she at least say

thank you?

her again after losing my wolf. I awoke in a dirty alley

beside me

Nicholas’s anger twisted inwards. He seemed to deflate a

would have told me…”

was illegal,” I said. “And I had a baby I couldn’t stay in school after that

would have supported

alongside me?” I shook my head 7 never would have

to protect us

my upper arms. He held me firmly, but not enough

were my girlfriend, Piper. I would