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.”

could practically see the cogs turning in his brain as he

to do with

said, when he had reached a conclusion. “Have

and your wolf being taken

hadn’t. “What

sister with the implicit purpose of

silence once more. My wolf had been strong, but to purposefully target my

my wolf and my power? That seemed so

“Alright. I won’t share this

I exhaled in relief.

how long I’ll keep

the next inhale, my anxiety returned. He’d hold this over my head

who knew what purpose.

and that knowledge brought me absolutely

said. “You might find there is some

you can find out more truth, perhaps it might ease the burden of this

trying to decide if they were a threat

Elva.

the child’s future abilities would

were, she might become

said the words so casually, as if

I heard clearly the danger referenced. Weak as I was, I wouldn’t be able to protect Elva if those same people from the underground came for her, as

I could become Luna… maybe I could change her