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.

I tried to warm it, closing my other

for her to

at him and was more surprised than I should have been to find him sporting a swelling

some ice,” Julian said, with the same cocksure smirk he always wore. The expression practically

the bed, Julian touched

that bad, is it?”

an improvement,” I said.

not take kindly to

him out

have time to react. Talking, yelling. Terry hit

knock

deserved by

could now let

happen, and why.

was adding up.

would go after Piper.” Other than she was

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

as it was, Terry would have perceived Piper

something happen? Something that would bring Piper into

at Julian for my answer. He was avoiding