The Luna’s Choice by Kat Silver

Chapter 47: Ayla

“Are you sure?” Kingston asked, his hands moving over my face, my hair, my shoulders, anywhere to reassure him that I was okay.

I closed my eyes to help me focus my thoughts. I tried searching for her in my mind. I still couldn’t find her, but something felt different.

“It’s like she’s just out of reach,” I said. “Like a whisper just brushing up against my thoughts.”

My breathing was still a little heavy. Kingston wrapped his arms around me until it returned to normal.

“Do you mind if I try something?” he whispered.

I looked up at him. There was so much hope in them I wanted to give him everything.

“Okay,” I said.

He kissed my forehead and moved to stand up. “Wait here.”

He walked down the dock and ducked into the shadows of the trees. It was completely dark out now. Only the moon reflecting on the lake offered any light, which I was glad of since I didn’t have my night vision without Dasha.

I thought I heard Kingston coming back. Instead, I turned to see a large, gray wolf step out of the forest. He was nearly white along his legs and underbelly, with mottled gray and black fur covering his back. He even had black coloring lining

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his ears, a trait I hadn’t seen in another wolf other than Dasha.

This must be Lennix.

He was beautiful.

coarse outer fur mixed with his soft and fluffy undercoat. I pushed up on my knees as he lowered his head, nuzzling my chest, neck, and hair,

male before. I had never been this close to a male wolf as myself. I had run with Zeff and a few other friends over the years many times, but never had I touched

to me on the dock,

comfortable on the rough

shirt and went to put it on, but Lennix tugged at it with

you naughty,” I laughed.

waterline. We curled up together, and I don’t know how long I laid there just stroking his fur.

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smiled. Lennix was curled around me, his head resting on my knees. Remembering what had happened last night, I tried to reach for Dasha again. Tears started to well when I

strangled laugh escaped as he stared at me in curiosity. I grabbed his face and kissed

“Thank you,” I whispered.

He stretched with a yawn and trotted off to where Kingston had shifted the night before. Shaking my head, I pulled my shirt back on

let the warm rays of

few minutes later, I felt Kingston’s hands trailing lightly down my arms as he

said he sensed Dasha,” he

still not ready to come out or to speak to me yet, but

step, at

“Yes.”

deep breath and kissed my shoulder. “You

guess we

with you all day,” he teased, nipping

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I don’t think I’d be able to resist

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desire started to

hadn’t bothered to put my boot back on last

leg really does feel fine. Maybe since I feel Dasha again, I’m

day or two,” Kingston said as I leaned against a tree so he could put it on me.