The Luna’s Choice by Kat Silver

Chapter 12: Theo

I had slipped out of Kylee’s room after she had fallen asleep. I had gone to see her the morning after Ayla’s accident, bringing the jewelry box I had retrieved from her mother’s house and apologizing for my recent behavior. I was worried she would ask more questions about what happened that night, but luckily, she was so thankful to have the necklace. she was eager to put it behind us.

Relieved to avoid the subject, I promised to have dinner with her and spend the whole evening together tonight. She was so happy I honestly thought it would be easy.

But that didn’t turn out to be the case.

I had thought about when we had first got together and some of the things we did. I wanted to do something that would remind me of when I first started to fall for Kylee. So, I

arranged for us to hike up our favorite trail to the waterfall where I asked her to be exclusive. I had a picnic dinner all arranged.

But when I met with her to leave, she insisted we go out to a restaurant because she hadn’t dressed for a hike. I was disappointed but agreed. I was supposed to be making it up to her, after all. But then our time together kept getting interrupted as pack members kept approaching us, asking about the preparations for our upcoming mating ceremony.

It was a topic Kylee was all too eager to talk about, but I was having a hard time mustering up the interest.

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“What’s wrong, babe?” she asked on the drive back to the packhouse, resting a hand on my thigh. “Didn’t you enjoy dinner?”

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“Yeah, it was good,” I said with a tight smile. “Everything is fine.”

“It doesn’t seem fine. Are you sure you’re not upset with me?”

“Of course not, babe. I’m just having a hard time with Dad being sick and all.”

“I know it’s hard. But soon, you’ll have taken over, and he’ll be able to take the time he needs to start getting better,” she said with a smile.

knew she was just trying to make me

sick often. Their advanced healing capabilities meant they were immune to most diseases and illnesses, particularly human ones. However, there were a few conditions that were exclusive to shifter

far from invincible.

enough of the necessary fluids to smoothly transition from his human form to his wolf. It made the shift very painful. There were some treatments, but they mostly just made the secondary effects more bearable,

were a part of us. They were another being,

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mental health over

him. We had kept her and the rest of the pack from seeing him in this condition. I still wanted to protect her from

to open her door

you think we’ll be able to move

pouted as we approached her door. “I’m tired. of being

the packhouse. It’s really better set up for

room and shut the door behind her. “Well, then, I guess we’ll just have to

pulled me down

at first, but I reminded myself

back on track. So I deepened the kiss, following her lead to

what I liked and had always been eager

remember the feeling of the first

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me even more than I wanted her, which I found sexy as hell. We had gone to see one of my favorite bands play at a bar, and she had spent half the night grinding against me, driving me crazy. The band’s set

thought it was the hottest

me with abandon, my mind went back to the moment I kissed Ayla. Her soft lips against mine. The feeling of her pulse quickening beneath my

I closed my eyes, and my release approached quickly as Ayla’s face

breathing as my head rested back on my shoulders. I couldn’t look at her. I didn’t want to break the illusion just yet. Kieran had left me earlier in the day, refusing to be present while I was