The Luna Choosing Game by Jane Above Story

Chapter 0168

I found Elva, Susie, and Mark at the edge of the gardens, where the fields of short grass began.

Elva was playing with Silver and Night. She crawled over Night, while Silver nosed at her stomach or

licked her face. Elva’s laughs were loud and happy, and easily pushed away any lingering sadness I

held

inside of me.

At least, it did – until I noticed that Elva seemed to be talking with the wolves.

She’d done so before. It wasn’t some big revelation that she could. But she was getting better at it.

Watching her, it was like she was having deeper conversations with the wolves than she was even able

to out loud with me or other humans.

I moved toward where Susie and Mark were sitting together in the grass. They were leaning toward

each other but not otherwise touching. I cleared my throat to signal my approach, and they both looked

up at me in surprise.

Mark relaxed when he saw it was me. Susie dipped her head, a blush on her cheeks.

I didn’t call her on it. Instead I simply lowered myself into the grass beside her.

“Has Elva been playing with the wolves for a while?” I asked. It was a softball question, to lead Susie

away from her embarrassment. I already knew Susie and Mark were crushing on each other, and it

didn’t matter to me.

“A little while,” Susie said. “Elva is truly gifted. When I was her age, I could barely get wolves to trust

me. These two…” Susie waved toward Silver and Night. They’ve already accepted her as one of their

own. It’s amazing.”

“It’s remarkable,” Mark added. “She is truly a talent. Someday she will be a very powerful werewolf.”

“Thank you,” I said, even though his words gave me no comfort or joy. Elva was wonderful, and I was

proud of her growing skill. But it also worried me so much that I felt sick in my stomach.

I had been powerful too, when the underground organization came for my wolf. Elva was already

bounds ahead of where I had been. How long would it be until the underground organization came for

her

next?

I had to protect her. No matter what I had to do, I would do it. Elva would never experience the same

heartache that I had endured. I would tear the whole world apart first.

Together, Susie, Mark, and I sat in companionable silence watching my little girl and her wolf friends.

We chatted about this and that, nothing heavy. But inside, I was plotting my next move.

Later that afternoon, before we were supposed to meet for a banquet dinner, I left Elva with the nanny

and sneaked away down to the ballroom. I moved slowly and carefully, not wishing to run into anyone,

even the servants

I wanted no one to know what I was doing, so that no one could tell anyone else. The last thing!

needed was for information to get back to Terry before I was ready for him to know it. He knew far too

much more than me already

Like, who was that woman in the black dress? Why had she seemed so familiar? How did she have my

I had to know. From there, maybe I could work outward and unravel the entire organization.

A starting point was important, and this was mine

I followed a familiar path through side room to side room until I eventually ended up in the sitting room

where Terry had drugged me. At the time, I had thought I could trick him into telling me a secret or two.

How foolish I had been then.

No more

Terry had chosen this room out of all of them for a reason. I needed to find out why.

I started at the couch, checking between the cushions in case something had fallen from Terry’s

pockets, but when I reached the section where I had been sitting, my stomach twisted uncomfortably.

Maybe I could search there last.

Leaving the couch, I slowly walked the perimeter of the room. The lady in black had not been in my

imagination. She had been real. I was sure. But the had vanished as soon as she entered this room.

Later that afternoon, before we were supposed to meet for a banquet dinner, I left Elva with the nanny

and sneaked away down to the ballroom. I moved slowly and carefully, not wishing to run into anyone,

even the servants.

I wanted no one to know what I was doing, so that no one could tell anyone else. The last thing I

needed was for information to get back to Terry before I was ready for him to know it. He knew far too

much more than me already.

Like, who was that woman in the black dress? Why had she seemed so familiar? How did she have my

wolf?

I had to know. From there, maybe I could work outward and unravel the entire organization.

A starting point was important, and this was mine.

I followed a familiar path through side room to side room until I eventually ended up in the sitting room

where Terry had drugged me. At the time, I had thought I could trick him into telling me a secret or two.

I

How foolish I had been then.

No more.

Terry had chosen this room out of all of them for a reason. I needed to find out why.

I started at the couch, checking between the cushions in case something had fallen from Terry’s

pockets, but when I reached the section where I had been sitting, my stomach twisted uncomfortably.

Maybe I could search there last.

Leaving the couch, I slowly walked the perimeter of the room. The lady in black had not been in my

Imagination. She had been real. I was sure. But she had vanished as soon as she entered this room.