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.

Elva said. “Are we going to meet wolves

to Mark for

Nicholas personally invited Miss

an inner wolf so couldn’t speak to the wolves like the others

warning if a wolf was growing annoyed and

Mark said. “He’s asked me to relay to you that neither

have anything

want to meet

endanger Elva. Of that, I was certain.

we would be safe.

“We’ll go and meet the

“Yay!” Elva cheered.

as I carried Elva out past the gardens and into the grassy fields beyond, where the wolves were lined up, ready to greet their

“Down, please,” Elva said.

her down. “Now don’t run off.

want to hold hands.” She

“Elva,” I said, stern.

She mirrored

want to go back inside, do

“No.” She pouted now.

held out my hand and waggled my fingers. She sighed dramatically but finally

walked

assigned wolf as they approached. I

hand.

on the grass. It

curiously.

Wolf!”

held her back at a safe

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