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.

thick fur. I reveled in the sensation of his coarse outer fur mixed with his soft and fluffy undercoat. I pushed up on my knees as

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

flopped down next to me on the dock,

I chuckled. “But we won’t be comfortable on the rough boards

to his belly, giving me a nod. Smiling, I picked up my shirt and went to put it

I laughed.

the dock and found a soft, mossy patch of ground not far off near the waterline. We curled up together, and I don’t know how long I laid there just stroking his fur. It wasn’t until sunlight started

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head resting on my knees. Remembering what had happened last night, I tried 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 as well because his

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

“Thank you,” I whispered.

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

them. I closed my eyes and let the warm

felt Kingston’s hands trailing lightly down my arms as he

he sensed

to

step,

“Yes.”

breath and kissed

guess we should

happily stay out here with you all day,” he teased, nipping at my

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think I’d be able to resist the temptations of having you alone.”

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as my own desire started to

stand. I realized I hadn’t bothered to put my boot back on last night. Kingston insisted that I wait while he went to

Maybe since I feel Dasha again,

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