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

for myself many times.

badly, we’ll always share blood. As twins, our bond is even more

up to lose everything. Or when she

bad cipwd. She didn’t set me up. And she didn’t abandon us, either, she just hasn’t come

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 –*

deserve half so much for what she did to you Nicholas followed me inching into

Bathing

even with his looming intimidating furious

touring

sacrificed everything for her. And she couldn’t even be asked to stick

thank you?

I awoke in a dirty alley with

beside me

Nicholas’s anger twisted inwards. He seemed to deflate

you would have told

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

would have

7 never would have let you This was the

to protect us

reached out and gripped my upper arms. He held me firmly, but not enough to hurt

Piper. I would have