The Luna Choosing Game by Jane Above Story

Chapter 0032

The fact was, for whatever the reason, he hadn’t revealed my secret yet. If I played his game, maybe he’d

continue to keep it.

I pressed my hand to his elbow and nudged him closer to the door, further from Elva. I didn’t want her to know the truth yet. We’d have our own conversation in time, when she was old enough to understand.

voice low, just in case, I confessed, “Elva isn’t mine.”

Julian’s perfect veneer finally cracked. His eyes widened for a few solid seconds before he recovered

himself. “Really?”

“She’s the daughter of my twin sister,” I said. The memories burned through my brain, painful and hot.”

sold my wolf to pay off Elva’s ransom.”

“She was being held for ransom?”

“My sister owed too much to so many people. They’d taken Elva as payment. They only gave me so

many days… I did what I had to do.”

no more readable. I could practically see the cogs turning in his brain as he sorted through this new information,

planning to do

when he had reached a conclusion. “Have you ever considered

and your wolf being

hadn’t. “What

with

surprised me into silence once more. My wolf

wolf and my

to himself, then nodded. “Alright. I won’t share this

I exhaled in relief.

how long I’ll

He’d hold this over my head then, for who knew how

who knew what purpose.

Julian, and that

you to investigate for yourself,” Julian said. “You might

more truth, perhaps it might ease the burden

decide

Elva.

line, the child’s future abilities would likely be formidable. If they

she might become the next

said the words so casually, as if he’d been

be able to protect Elva if those same

Luna… maybe I could