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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help but be protective. Especially with all the dangers we’ve faced, and with all the dangers still

watch me long after I’d finished speaking. I worked hard to keep my face a blank slate, so as not to

cotton candy.” Wouldn’t you like to call

shifted her gaze to Bridget

about

of us. I nearly laughed. Susie did, though she hid it behind her hand. She wasn’t really a part of the conversation, so she easily passed it off as

hadn’t been expecting that. As a celebrity, she was likely

little girl with the entirety of my heart,

at once. Was she trying

shoulder, tugged her a little closer to me to support

decision,”

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her, Piper,” Bridget said, cutting me

is,” I said. “And she said she needs time to think about it. She

expressions, like she couldn’t quite decide which to land on.

no denying that. But maybe she lost herself somewhere on the way. Did she even recognize her own true feelings anymore?

eventually landed on her usual bright smile, just in time for Nicholas to join us.

he asked, likely noticing the tension.

in the skirts of my

to call me Auntie,” Bridget said to him.

think about it,” I said, filling in that key detail that Bridget was leaving

“Elva isn’t obligated to you, or to anyone, Bridget, except her mother. If she’s not comfortable with it, you need to let it go.”

back up to 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 for my overstep, Piper.” And then to Elva. “I’m sorry

but didn’t say

Nathan waving for me. producer’s work is never done!” She laughed again

less taken over the entire production. It was kind of her to let Nathan keep his

with Elva and me,

the practicality of him not wanting to have penetrative sex with me, but it still hurt. Whether it was warranted or not, my wolf and I felt