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

to Mark

invited Miss

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

a wolf was growing annoyed and

is aware of your situation,” Mark said. “He’s asked me

Elva have anything to

meet

endanger Elva. Of that, I was certain. If he said

we would be safe.

go

“Yay!” Elva cheered.

my nerves continued to be heightened as I carried Elva out past the gardens and into the grassy fields beyond, where the wolves were lined up, ready to

“Down, please,” Elva said.

“Now don’t run off. We have to hold

to hold hands.” She

“Elva,” I said, stern.

She mirrored my

don’t want to go

“No.” She pouted now.

my fingers. She sighed dramatically but

we walked across

girl to their assigned wolf as they approached. I was no

hand.

wolf he led us to was sitting politely on the grass.

curiously.

Wolf!”

back at a safe

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