The Luna Choosing Game

Chapter 0427

I wanted to say no with every fiber of my being. But when I look at Elva, I noticed she was watching me with doe eyes, taking in my every expression Did she actually want to call Bridget Auntie? Was she simply reading my negative energy, and that was what had been making her uncomfortable?

I tried to remember Elva’s face as she had interacted with Bridget and Nicholas. She had been having fun. Was it genuine? It could have been.

Maybe I was the stick in the mud here. My distrust of Bridget was

hindering my daughter and dictating the people she could grow closer to.

Bridget had given me no real reasons to distrust her. A handful of

confusing things mixed with more feelings than facts. Maybe I was simply being jealous.

If Elva likes Bridget, and Bridget has shown only kindness to Elva, maybe I was the asshole here.

Nicholas began to walk closer. He was in earshot now.

He trusted Bridget with his life with Elva’s life. Since I trusted him, that should make her trustworthy by proxy.

At the end of the day, this was just a title. A nickname. It wasn’t christening Bridget as Elva’s actual aunt. It wasn’t even saying they had to spend all that much more time together.

Again, I looked down to Elva. “Elva, you should do whatever you are comfortable with, okay? If you want to call Bridget Auntie, it’s up to you.”

I loved my daughter with an undying ferocity, but even I did not know the innermost workings of her heart. If she liked Bridget enough to want her to be Auntie, I wouldn’t stand in the way of that. Though I would be watching

hawk–like from a near distance.

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dangers we’ve faced, and with all the dangers

I worked hard

like, sweetie?” Bridget asked, voice like cotton candy.” Wouldn’t you like

shifted her gaze to Bridget instead. Then

to think about it,” Elva said.

words surprised all of us. I nearly laughed. Susie did, though she hid it behind her hand. She wasn’t really a part of the conversation, so she easily passed

straight off of her face. She clearly hadn’t been expecting that. As a celebrity, she was likely used to being admired and adored. Who knew the last time someone had actually turned down

not so much that she would throw away her entire character. I loved this little girl with the entirety of my heart, but every day I was surprised when there seemed to somehow, impossibly,

make Auntie Bridget sad, do you?” Bridget said. She wore an over–exaggerated frown that rankled all of my nerves at once. Was she trying to manipulate my daughter? “It would make me so happy if you would call me Auntie. Do you know how many kids wish they had that chance?”

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made her decision,” I said..

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said it was up to her, Piper,” Bridget said, cutting

I said. “And she said she needs time to think about it. She should have that, without outside

expressions, like she couldn’t

what her own feelings were underneath. She was a good actress, there was no denying that. But maybe she lost herself

eventually landed on her usual bright smile, just in time for

asked, likely noticing the

turned into me, half–hiding in the skirts of

Auntie,” Bridget said to him. “I almost have her!”

think about it,” I said, filling

to you, or to anyone, Bridget, except her mother. If she’s not comfortable with it, you need to let

right back up to how high it was before. Higher even, somehow. “Of course, you are right, Nicholas,” she said. “I suppose I

nodded but didn’t

glanced back at the room. “Oh, I see Nathan waving for me. producer’s

Bridget had more or less taken