The Luna Choosing Game

I could stare at her forever. I used to, back when we had been dating, on the rare occasions that she

stayed the night. We didn’t do anything sexual. We just liked to hold each other.

I would wake up earlier than her, just as the sun was creeping in through the windows. It would shine on

her, covering her in a soft golden glow. She’d looked like an angel. A woman out of my very dreams..

Even now, I thought the same. There was no golden sunlight here, just the dull tungsten light from the

bedside light. But she was no less beautiful.

She had made the sunlight brighter, not the other way around.

Looking at her helped dwindle some of the bonfire of anger I felt. I could feel the fury buzzing under skin, begging me to run back down there and pummel my uncle.

But I couldn’t leave Piper unattended. In fact…

I pulled my phone from my hip pocket and quickly texted Mark, urging him to be careful with Elva, especially around Terry. By no means, was he to let Elva out of his sight.

my

Once Mark had confirmed, I returned my phone to my pocket and took a seat at Piper’s side, leaning at the very edge of Piper’s bed.

took her hand in mine. It was cold, so I tried to

for her to wake up.

us in the room. I glanced up at him and was more surprised than I should have been to find

he always wore. The expression

walked closer to the bed, Julian touched his bruise, having

not that bad,

an improvement,”

gift from our uncle. He did not

you lay him out flat?”

time to

able to knock

by far.

could now let my mind wander to how

happen, and why.

adding

after Piper.” Other than she

Terry’s previous tastes. He generally preferred rail–thin redheads. As

it was, Terry would have perceived Piper as being

would bring Piper into

answer. He was avoiding my