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.

her hand in mine. It was cold, so I tried to warm it, closing my other

her to wake

did, Julian joined us in the room. I glanced up at him and was more surprised than I should have

said, with the same cocksure smirk he always wore. The expression practically screamed, You

bed, Julian touched his bruise, having noticed

not that bad, is it?”

an improvement,” I said.

from our uncle. He did not take kindly to some of the accusations

you lay him

didn’t even have time to react. Talking, yelling. Terry hit me, Brian

knock that fucker out, even if it wasn’t

deserved by

Piper somewhere safe, I could now let my mind wander

happen, and why.

was adding

why Terry would go after Piper.” Other

Terry’s previous

was, Terry would have perceived Piper as

that would

for my answer. He