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.

forgetting,” I replied, laying my head

to trail his hand lightly up

as you enjoyed yourself.” His tone was gentle, without

I replied, looking

eyes locked for a moment. He leaned in and his mouth touched mine. I didn’t have time to stop him. I didn’t think

his chest moved up and around his neck, holding him to me. It felt good. He

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in my chest had been gone for hours, thanks to Kingston’s proximity. I noticed he made an effort to maintain contact with me the whole evening. Just light touches. His leg resting against mine. An arm over

the painkillers, I felt fantastic. It was the most pain–free I had been in

wasn’t just

And his kiss made my heart skip, followed by racing as he

pulled away with a hiss. He had hit my

mean to hurt you. I didn’t even intend

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

I don’t want

didn’t. I wasn’t exactly

was intentional.” His expression became serious again. “I really do care about you, Ayla. I know you’re probably not ready to even

is just so complicated,”

I know my kissing you doesn’t make anything less complicated. But I guess

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how to respond. He brushed my hair

be a member of my pack, Ayla. No matter what happens,” he insisted. “But I also want you. For me. I

swirling through me, but excitement was pushing to the

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

that,” I said with

back. He leaned in and kissed me again.

“Okay,” I said.

started to fall asleep. I let my mind wander. I began to think about what Kingston meant and what that would mean for me. We didn’t have the intensity of the mate bond like I had with Theo. But with all the trouble that had caused me, I didn’t exactly think that was a bad thing. And sitting there in his arms, feeling no pain, taking comfort in his touch, I

late,” Kingston whispered. “We

me to

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