The Luna’s Choice by Kat Silver

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Chapter 25: Ayla

‘What?” I replied. “Nothing is going on.”

‘Are you sure about that?” Emma asked, taking a sip of emonade. “Alpha has been spending an awful lot of time here. Plus, he has you staying here. He’s hired a home nurse. He’s covered your medical bills.”

‘He did what?”

“You didn’t know he covered the hospital bills?”

“No,” I said, shaking my head. “No, I did not. He really didn’t have to do any of those things.”

“Well, he has,” Emma confirmed. “Don’t get me wrong, Alpha is great, and he would do anything to take care of any pack member. But you being an outsider and a rogue

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– it’s a little unprecedented.”

no offense

“Yeah, I thought that too,” I said, picking up my glass. “But it turns out my father saved his life when he was a kid. I had a picture of him in my car, and Kingston found it. So, I guess he just feels obligated to help.”

“Wow, isn’t that some twist of fate, huh?” Emma commented.

“Yeah, I guess so. Plus, it was kind of his fault I crashed, so there’s probably a little bit of guilt there, too,” I added.

“Well, there should be,” Emma said with a smile. “I’m glad he was there to help. And I’m glad he convinced you to stay. You‘ ve already become my favorite patient. And not just because

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you’re my easiest by far.”

We both laughed.

have any ideas what you

taking a drink. “I’ve thought about enrolling in a university. I didn’t get a chance to go to college after I graduated, which kind of

exclaimed. “Why didn’t you take

end, it just wasn’t in the cards

then you should definitely go for

industry well and have some good contacts,” I threw out there. “But these are all just ideas. I’ll need

offered to bring you into the pack, hasn’t he?”

wants to make a thing of it. Do the whole ceremony thing

sound too enthusiastic about

I rushed. “I just think it’s a bit

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O

Emma suggested. “If he wants

something you’re uncomfortable with, he should

said with a smile.

sure there’s nothing more going on with him?”

my eyes. “No, nothing else is

Emma gave me a wink,

see why Emma thought something was going on between me and Kingston. But I wasn’t sure how I felt about that. I was still bound to someone. Whether I could or even wanted to be with him didn’t

that I didn’t like

He was very attractive. If we were in any other circumstance, I could easily see myself falling for him. But knowing my luck, Kingston. probably

wouldn’t be… even if I could

have feelings

“What were you

feeling

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do you two

to do together, but I have no

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I like you – plus you’re my patient – so I’m going to pretend you didn’t just walk into that one,” Emma said through giggles. “But since it seems taking advantage of our gorgeous Alpha isn’t on your radar, what about a game

it for a