The Luna Choosing Game by Jane Above Story

Chapter 0611

I decided to make my presence more obvious and walked closer to Elva, Nicholas in his wolf form, Night, and Silver. Nicholas shifted back into his human form now, sitting in the grass.

"Piper," he said, smiling slightly, a wolfish grin. He was proud of his wolf form.

"Hi, Mommy!" Elva said. "Nick-lass was showing me his wolf!*

*I saw," I said as I knelt beside her in the grass. "What do you think?"

"So big!" She stretched her arms wide.

"He's an Alpha," I explained. "Their wolves tend to be bigger than others."

*So I can protect my pack," Nicholas added, looking at me. His previous words echoed in my head. He wanted to protect Elva and I so that I wouldn't need to sacrifice to keep her safe. The reminder warmed me from the inside out, and helped wash away some of my earlier worry.

"Mommy," Elva tumed toward me. "Can I see Miracle?"

I hadn't shifted in a while. Though I often felt Miracle pushing against my thoughts, and she had given me her strength in my times of fear and strife, I had not allowed her free in some time.

This was for many reasons. Not the least of which was that I was scared I might lose myself again. The call of the wild was strong for me in human form. In wolf form, it was nearly overwhelming. I had made a vow not to disappear again. I didn't want to break that vow.

Miracle had stopped pushing me to. We shared the drive to protect and stay with Elva.

"I don't know..." I said now.

"You haven't run off lately," Nicholas said.

*Miracle has been more reserved," I admitted. But I was still nervous. I knew full well how tempting it could be to just give myself over to natural instincts, especially when things were so stressful.

Not much was more stressful than a looming war.

But with Elva's doe eyes on full blast, I felt myself quickly succumbing to her wishes.

"Night, Silver, and I will be here with you," Nicholas said. "If you start to lose control, we can and will intervene." "Okay," I said.

That reassurance gave me confidence, and I called to Miracle in my mind. She too was hesitant. Though she didn't speak, I could feel her emotions. She didn't want to disappoint Elva any more than I did, nor did she want to abandon her.

okay," I assured

stepped forward in my mind. Just like

human, but in the length of

as Nicholas's, but Elva still

licked at Elva's cheek. She giggled as she pressed her fingers into my fur. Nicholas smiled softly, watching

noticed had begun to

whispered to

These were things I felt here in the

home," Miracle said in

to agree but then

of my

...Piper...

calling

the voice was not from anywhere around me. Instead, I could feel it coursing through my thoughts. Whatever was

I asked in my thoughts. "Do you

"I do," she replied.

it?"

should be no one else in our head but

placed his hand gently on my

shape, my confusion must have been even easier

"What happened?" he asked.

but the strange voice was gone

something, but... it's impossible," I

together as he

to worry him, especially when it regarded something I couldn't explain even if I wanted

him a small smile.

frown told me he didn't believe

I received a summons from Julian, requesting my presence in one of

shoved to the side to make room for a

on the map, speaking with Veronica and Tiffany

and then called me over, "Piper. Come

did as he instructed. One of the maps on the cork board was of the entire kingdom. Some areas

circled. Others, crossed out.

all