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.

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

I waited for her to wake

glanced up at him and was more surprised than I should

he always wore. The expression practically

bed, Julian touched his bruise, having noticed

that bad, is

improvement,” I said.

laughed. “A gift from our uncle. He did not take

you lay him out flat?”

“Brian did. I didn’t even have time to react. Talking, yelling. Terry hit

someone was able to knock that fucker out, even

deserved by far.

and Piper somewhere safe, I could now let my mind wander to how

to happen,

was adding

go after Piper.” Other than she

But she wasn’t exactly to Terry’s previous tastes. He generally

Terry would have perceived Piper as being

happen? Something that would

answer. He was avoiding