The Luna Choosing Game by Jane Above Story

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Chapter 0427

I wanted to say no with every fiber of my being. But when I look at Elva, I noticed she was watching me with doe eyes, taking in my every expression Did she actually want to call Bridget Auntie? Was she simply reading my negative energy, and that was what had been making her uncomfortable?

I tried to remember Elva’s face as she had interacted with Bridget and Nicholas. She had been having fun. Was it genuine? It could have been.

Maybe I was the stick in the mud here. My distrust of Bridget was

hindering my daughter and dictating the people she could grow closer to.

Bridget had given me no real reasons to distrust her. A handful of

confusing things mixed with more feelings than facts. Maybe I was simply being jealous.

If Elva likes Bridget, and Bridget has shown only kindness to Elva, maybe I was the asshole here.

Nicholas began to walk closer. He was in earshot now.

He trusted Bridget with his life with Elva’s life. Since I trusted him, that should make her trustworthy by proxy.

At the end of the day, this was just a title. A nickname. It wasn’t christening Bridget as Elva’s actual aunt. It wasn’t even saying they had to spend all that much more time together.

Again, I looked down to Elva. “Elva, you should do whatever you are comfortable with, okay? If you want to call Bridget Auntie, it’s up to you.”

I loved my daughter with an undying ferocity, but even I did not know the innermost workings of her heart. If she liked Bridget enough to want her to be Auntie, I wouldn’t stand in the way of that. Though I would be watching

hawk–like from a near distance.

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couldn’t help but be protective. Especially with all the dangers we’ve faced, and with all the dangers still out there, haunting

watch me long after I’d finished speaking. I worked hard

voice like cotton candy.” Wouldn’t you like to call me Auntie?”

Bridget instead. Then she

want to think about

though she hid it behind her hand. She wasn’t really a part of the

smile startled straight off of her face. She clearly hadn’t been expecting that. As a celebrity, she was likely used to being admired and adored. Who knew the last time someone had actually

throw away her entire character. I loved this little girl with the entirety of my heart, but every day I

frown that rankled all of my nerves at once. Was she trying to

and, placing my hand on Elva’s shoulder, tugged her a little

decision,” I

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her, Piper,” Bridget said, cutting me as

she needs time to think about it. She should

like she couldn’t quite decide which to

was a good actress, there was no denying that. But maybe she lost herself somewhere on the way. Did she even recognize her own true feelings

smile, just

on?” he asked, likely noticing the tension.

turned into me, half–hiding in the skirts of

Elva to call me Auntie,” Bridget said to him. “I almost have her!”

wanted to think about it,” I said, filling in that key detail that

looked between us. Then, to Bridget, he said, “Elva isn’t obligated to you, or to anyone, Bridget, except her mother. If she’s not comfortable with it, you need to let

how high it was before. Higher even, somehow. “Of course, you are right, Nicholas,” she said. “I suppose I did get carried away there.” She laughed as she looked to me. “I’m sorry

but didn’t

back at the room. “Oh, I see Nathan waving for me. producer’s work is never done!”

the term seemed to fit. Bridget had more or less taken over

left Nicholas alone with Elva and me,

him not wanting to have penetrative sex with me, but it still hurt. Whether