The Luna’s Choice by Kat Silver

Chapter 26: Theo

It was after midnight when I could finally head to my room. I soon as I opened the door, I smelled her. I immediately wished I could just close the door and leave without her noticing, but that wasn’t going to happen.

“What are you doing here, Kylee?” I asked. I didn’t even have the energy to sound angry, but I still was.

“You left me there,” Kylee cried angrily.

“Excuse me?” My energy returned, fueling my anger.

“You just left me at the hospital. I went all the way there to make sure you were okay after being worried sick, and you just left me there.”

“Had you been at the library in the first place, you wouldn’t have had to worry about me,” I bellowed. “You should have been there by my side. It was our pack that was suffering. They needed to see their Alpha and their Luna there. But you couldn’t be bothered.”

“Theo…”

“When you did decide to show up, I just had to console a friend who had just lost her mother because I hadn’t made it to her in time. We lost a pack member, a good woman, and you’re mad because you had to find your own way home?

How ignorant can you be?”

Kylee threw herself against me, wrapping her arms around my waist

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“You’re right, Theo. You’re right,” she cried. “I understand I should have been there as the pack’s Luna. It was a mistake. I‘ m sorry.”

I didn’t move to return the embrace. Her behavior was

unacceptable.

“Please, baby,” she sniffled. “It was a mistake. I’m still learning

all a lot newer for me than it is for you. I promise I will do better. Just, please, don’t be

about? That

to my armchair and fell into it, closing my eyes as I pinched the bridge of my nose. Exhaustion had started to

on my lap, and I had to fight the

baby,” she said, running a hand along

think we should postpone our

lap. “You

you’re not ready

I promise I’ll do better, Theo. Please, I

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was upsetting her, but I also knew it was necessary. Her actions needed to be addressed. But her reaction to the confrontation was a bit pathetic. It wasn’t the show of strength and conviction and humility that a Luna would experience

and pain were clearly etched across her face. Ayla flashed into my head. I remembered the steely resolve in her demeanor. The neutral expression on

took a strength I couldn’t match at the time.

apparently, neither could Kylee.

tore my eyes

can’t lose you. I

role was new for her. There may not be much of it there now, but she had to have some of the same strength Ayla had. I just needed to give her

I could do that.

a palm against her

the date for now. But we’re

smile returned to her face.

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lap, her arms going around my neck as she kissed my face. “Of course. I promise you won’t regret

rested a hand on her back. It was all

I said gently. “I’ll talk to you

thought I was going to lose