The Luna’s Choice by Kat Silver

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Chapter 16: Kingston

Chapter 16: Kingston

I should have pushed off him, but the pain in my leg and ribs was too much. And he was doing it again. I could feel the burning in my chest subsiding. It made it easier to deal with the rest. I couldn’t help it anymore. I leaned into him, wrapping my arms around him, burying my face in his chest.

His reaction surprised me as he embraced me back, holding me tightly as I waited for the pain to pass.

We sat on the hardwood floor until I pulled away. Not sure how I would explain my clinginess.

“I’m sorry,” I said, straightening his shirt.

“If you’re apologizing for letting me hold you, don’t,” he said lightly.

But… I… I didn’t know how to respond. I really didn’t understand him sometimes.

“Ayla,” Kingston said gently, “why did you go rogue?”

I released a breath. “It’s… complicated.”

“Try me,” he said, brushing my hair behind my ear.

I wasn’t sure about telling him. He had just threatened to kill another Alpha. I wasn’t sure if the truth would make things better or worse.

I fidgeted a little, already feeling uncomfortable on the hard floor. Kingston moved to get up but surprised me as he

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before grabbing a throw pillow. But I blushed when he sat next to me and pulled my legs

smug smile. “Now we’re settled in, and I’ve got

I was trapped. I looked at Kingston. There was something in the way he looked at me that was unfamiliar. I felt my cheeks warm again and I looked away. Taking a deep breath before I started

a week ago when my sister brought him

“What…”

more shocking moments. So

“Okay. Go

the opportunity to be alone, he rejected me. And I accepted. I wasn’t about to break

to say something,

up again a week later and tracked me down

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“And?” Kingston urged.

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but his wolf wouldn’t accept it. So I cut my ties to the pack,” I said, avoiding the

details.

more you’re not telling

ran my hands over my face and through my hair in frustration. “He was

friend. He was just trying to take care

have a mate.

liked that even less. He kissed me. I pushed him off, saying I wouldn’t let him hurt Kylee

eyes, trying to push past the emotions that were trying to flood

hand on mine and took a deep

when Theo told me exactly why he

Kingston’s hand tightened.

selfish, cold, and irresponsible. That I had abandoned her and our mother after our

could never be with someone as heartless as me,” I said, feeling anger and betrayal break the surface. “And he never even tried to find out my side of things. Never bothered to try to get to know me. I don’t know if Kylee blatantly lied or if it was Ma’s influence that led her to actually believe those things, but I gave up everything to take care of them. And the one person who

to think for his f***ing

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I hadn’t realized how pissed off I was about it all. I had been making excuses for them all since I left. Thinking if I could explain it away, it wouldn’t hurt so much. But that was

kept going on as I realized just how ungrateful they were and that they had