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.

stand, but he nudged me back gently. I giggled as I reached for him, pushing my fingers through his thick fur. I reveled in the sensation of his coarse outer fur mixed with his

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 one with my human hands. It felt

to me on the

I chuckled. “But we won’t be comfortable on the rough boards for long. Why don’t we find someplace

up my shirt and went to

naughty,” I laughed. “Fine,

mossy patch of ground not far off near the waterline. We curled up together, and I don’t know how long I

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to reach for Dasha again. Tears started to well when I could feel her presence in the back of my mind. Lennix must have sensed her

stared at me in curiosity. I grabbed

“Thank you,” I whispered.

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

and let the warm rays of

Kingston’s hands trailing

he sensed Dasha,” he said

speak to me

step,

“Yes.”

deep breath and kissed my

“I guess we

day,” he teased, nipping at my neck

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agreed as my own desire started to build.

I hadn’t bothered to put my boot back on last night.

feel fine. Maybe since I feel Dasha again, I’m

leaned against a tree so he could put it on me. “We’ll get you in