Chapter 0074

That night, my cold had healed enough that I could finally be reunited with Elva. I ran to her, and she ran to me. When she came close, I scooped her up into my arms and held her. Her arms came around my

neck and she held me right back.

“I missed you, Elva. So much.”

“I missed you, Mommy.

Mark and the nanny eventually joined us and I thanked them both profusely for watching my daughter.

Thank you!” Elva said. “Thanks, Uncle Mark!”

I blinked.

Uncle Mark?

I looked at him and he looked embarrassed.

“I didn’t teach her that, I swear. She started doing it all on her own.”

I had been surprised, but I supposed I shouldn’t have been. After all, it had been a similar sequence of

events that had led Elva to calling Anna, Auntie Anna.

“Don’t worry,” I told him. “Elva has a mind of her own about some things.”

Mark seemed relieved.

we going to

I looked to Mark for

personally invited

be dangerous.” I didn’t have an inner wolf so couldn’t speak to the wolves like

have limited warning if a wolf

situation,” Mark said. “He’s asked

Elva have anything to

want to meet the wolves,

I was certain. If he said we

we would be safe.

her. “We’ll go and meet the wolves tomorrow.”

“Yay!” Elva cheered.

I carried Elva out past the gardens and into the grassy fields beyond, where

“Down, please,” Elva said.

lowered her down. “Now don’t run off. We have

want to hold hands.” She

“Elva,” I said, stern.

She mirrored my

want to go back

“No.” She pouted now.

hand and waggled my fingers. She sighed dramatically

walked

girl to their assigned wolf

hand.

led us to was sitting politely on the grass. It watched us approach,

curiously.

Mister Wolf!” Elva

held her back at

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