The Luna Choosing Game

Chapter 182

I wondered where he had been these past few days. I hoped he was okay. I wished more than anything

that I could ask him what was going on. Did his absence have to do with the investigation? Or was he

truly just being reckless?

Thoughts and worries swirling in my head, I walked over to Elva for a good luck hug. Her thin arms went

round my neck in an instant and she held on tight.

“Don’t worry, Mommy,” she said, and simple as they were, the words did seem to calm me a bit.

With my good luck hug, I left the room and ventured down into the parlor room where the girls had been told to meet. I saw Susie at once and quickly went to join her. The worry line between her brows matched

my own, and a hint of sadness touched her eyes.

“Did something happen?” I asked her at once.

She shook her head. “Nothing new. I…” She looked down to where she clasped her hands together. “I’m

not ready to go home.”

into misery, we’d

down before the ceremony even began. “Who says you

that said she didn’t want to play games. But

with Joyce than anyone else,” I

does? Wouldn’t that be a lie, then? We both know

but he

closer to her so that we could speak in softer tones, especially as

moved toward

Susie sniffled. “I’ve fallen for a man I can’t have, no

her. Surely, we could think of some way for her and Mark to

as a Beta, had pledged his live in service to

traditionally, didn’t seek or find happiness of their own.

looked at Susie. It was clear he was in love with

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