The Luna’s Choice by Kat Silver

Chapter 27: Ayla

I wiped the tears from my eyes as I held my side. The laughter hurt, but I couldn’t stop.

“You cheated,” Kingston said again. “There’s no way you could have figured that out.”

I gasped for air. “I told you it wasn’t the husband.”

“But the gun and tire treads…” Kingston said, looking through the list of clues again. “Everything leads back to the husband.”

“Sure, but it was the daughter,” I said with a shrug, taking a sip of my drink to calm my giggles.

“But that’s not possible,” he protested. “She was out of the country at the time of the murder. Her passport was stamped.”

“It was.” I leaned forward and picked up the stack of fake passports. “But so was her twin sister’s. Coming into the country the morning of and flying out of the country the morning after the murder. So, Alpha, why would someone with an airtight alibi fly into the country just to create another airtight alibi? And how did she get on foreign soil in the first place?”

Hooked at him expectantly.

“She used her sister’s passport to come back, murder her mother, set her father up for it, and leave the country again,” I said. “Using her own to establish an alibi.”

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Kingston looked at the paper that held the name of the murderer again. “Well, damn. I guess you win.”

“Without cheating, right?”

“Yeah, yeah, I guess you didn’t cheat,” he conceded.

“Nope.”

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He sighed, leaning back into the couch cushions and throwing an arm over my shoulder.

“I admit defeat.” He pulled me against him. “I say we turn on a movie and forget this whole thing happened.”

He was teasing me.

there will be no forgetting,” I replied, laying my head

his hand lightly up

long as you enjoyed yourself.” His tone was

replied, looking

I didn’t think I

him, meeting him happily. The hand I had resting on his chest moved up and

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an effort to maintain contact with me the whole

fantastic. It was the most

wasn’t

me, my stomach would flutter. And his kiss made my heart skip, followed by racing as he pulled me in tighter. His hand moved from my face and down

with a hiss.

rushed. “I didn’t mean to hurt you. I didn’t even intend for that kiss to happen. I know it’s too soon for

with a smile. “It’s fine, really. It really didn’t hurt that bad. It just hit

“Still, I don’t

chuckled. “You didn’t. I wasn’t exactly

do care about you, Ayla. I know you’re probably not ready to even think about being

so complicated,”

Kingston urged. “I know. And I know my kissing you

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away my intentions.”

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met his eyes, not really knowing how to respond. He brushed my hair back from

happens,” he insisted. “But I

held my breath. Many emotions were swirling through me, but excitement

for any of that, Ayla. I have no expectations. I swear, you owe me nothing,” Kingston said. “But you should know that I

that,”

back. He leaned in and kissed

“Okay,” I said.

of the mate bond like I had with Theo. But

late,” Kingston whispered. “We

walked me to

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