The Luna Choosing Game

It was much more difficult than I’d been expecting. I’d already gotten stuck twice,

Susie was a patient teacher though, and kept a level head. She only giggled a bit when I’d fallen onto my backside, and not laughed outright. Plus, she helped me up right after.

Nearby, the wolves Night and Silver were watching. Mark was still trying to convince them to join me

inside the castle too, but they had at least committed to keeping a close eye on us outside of it. They

also explained that if we called for them, they would come running.

Honestly, it was more than I expected, and I was incredibly grateful to them

In our breaks, Elva went to Night for hugs. He lapped at her face with his big tongue, making her giggle.

Susie, curiously, spent most of her break time chatting with Mark. They weren’t flirting exactly, that

would have been against the rules, but they both seemed a bit bashful, almost like they wanted to.

I imagined Susie’s family might not be too fond of her ending up in a romance with a Beta, I bet she

would be happy though.

I decided to pretend I didn’t notice anything, and let whatever would happen, happen, Or vice versa.

I

sunk once more into the

only

with her hands. Mark hurried over

wear

“That would be against the

rules once, with my too–short glove length during the First

to repeat that experience.

your weight on your toes,”

“All day?”

She shrugged.

I sunk back down to the ground, this time only so I could kick off the damned shoes. If

day for the garden party, I at least wanted to be comfortable

stretched my toes in the grass and sighed at

10

+15 BONUS

and I scratched her behind the

that those shoes are foolish,” Susie

“Glad we agree.”

to Silver myself. I’d tell her how grateful I was

she’d done for me, protecting me from the boar, and now protecting Elva and I from anyone

do us

atum the favor.

friend to me, I wished I

weight into me, almost like she understood.

into the grass beside me, Elva came