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

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

worried about? That

and fell into it, closing my eyes as I

and sit on my lap, and I had to fight

baby,” she said, running a hand along

we should postpone

gasped, jumping off my lap. “You don’t mean that. Because I

ready for

the floor before me. “But I will be. I promise I’ll do better, Theo. Please, I love you. Don’t be mad at me, please. I’ll

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upsetting her, but I also knew it was necessary. Her actions needed to be addressed. But

at her. Tears were streaming down her face, and the fear 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 her face as she experienced the extreme pain of the broken mate bond, the severing of her pack, and the loss of her wolf all at once. The only evidence of her turmoil was the tears

a strength I couldn’t match at

apparently, neither could Kylee.

tore my eyes

whined. “I can’t lose you.

her. There may not be much of

I could do that.

palm

date for now. But we’re still going to talk

face. “Oh, Theo.” She

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going around my neck as she kissed my face. “Of course. I promise you

her back. It was all I could

said gently. “I’ll talk to you

leaving you tonight. I thought I was going to lose you today.