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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the dangers we’ve faced, and with all the

speaking. I worked hard to keep my

voice like cotton candy.” Wouldn’t you like to call me

gaze to Bridget instead. Then she

about

surprised all of us. I nearly laughed. Susie did, though she hid it behind her hand. She wasn’t

meanwhile, had the smile startled 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

by Bridget but 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

nerves at once. Was she trying to manipulate my daughter? “It would make me so happy

my hand on Elva’s shoulder, tugged her a little closer to me to support her.

decision,”

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was up to her, Piper,” Bridget said,

I said. “And she said she needs time to think about it. She

a serious of different expressions, like she

a good actress, there was no denying that. But maybe she lost herself somewhere on the way.

bright smile, just in time

asked,

half–hiding in the

Elva to call me Auntie,” Bridget said to him. “I

said she wanted to think about it,” I said, filling in that key detail that

us. Then, to Bridget, he said, “Elva isn’t obligated to you, or to anyone, Bridget, except her mother. If she’s not comfortable

before. Higher even, somehow. “Of course, you are right, Nicholas,” she said. “I suppose I did get carried away there.” She laughed as she looked to me. “I’m sorry for my overstep, Piper.”

but didn’t say

see Nathan waving for me. producer’s work is never done!” She laughed again as

had more or less taken over the entire production. It was kind of her to let