Chapter 0145

Elva wiped her nose with her sleeve. Her eyes fixed on me, she asked, “But what about Mommy?”

“Oh, sweetie,” Piper said. “We’ve talked about this.”

“You like her more than Mommy?”

“I’m sorry,” Piper said to me.

I shook my head. “No. I don’t like her more than your mom.”

I looked at Piper and found her looking back at me with wide eyes. Had she thought something different? Surely she knew how Lilliana was. And out of everyone here, she would know what I truly desired in a partner.

“What’s your favorite color, Piper?”

She seemed surprised, but still answered, “Green.”

Lilliana could not hold a candle to Piper.

I

I refused to believe that I still held romantic feelings for Piper. If I felt anything more than friendship at any moment, it was likely I was only remembering how I used to feel when we had been dating.

held a strong

here, in terms of my favor. If it had been proper for me to do so, I would have claimed her as a favorite before Julian could

no desire to be Luna.

like Mommy, why can’t you

face went red. “I’m

n sorry →→

concern. “I’m not

each other, then they should be together. It made sense, if nothing else in the world mattered.

factors at play here. A crown and a throne, not

a tough question, Elva,” I said.

tucked her chin down

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leaned forward, as if telling her a joke. “You are still my little princess though, no matter

She was still crying, but I watched as she

smile.

smiled as well. “Hear that, Elva? You

looked at me again. “Yeah?”

herself at me. Piper continued to rub her back as Elva buried her face

my wife, and

a beautiful little dream, that for the

this a cheery little sight,” said a gruff

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