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.

my fingers through his 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 he lowered his head,

wolf as myself. I had run with Zeff and a few other friends over the years many times, but never had I

flopped down next to me on the dock, nudging me

the rough boards

I picked up my shirt and went to put it on, but

I laughed.

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 to filter through my eyelids that I realized

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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

stared at me in curiosity. I grabbed his face and

“Thank you,” I whispered.

He stretched with a yawn and trotted off to where Kingston had shifted the

for them. I closed my eyes and let the warm rays of the morning sun trickle over

trailing lightly down my

he sensed Dasha,”

to me yet, but she’s there. I can

the first step, at

“Yes.”

deep breath and kissed my shoulder.

laughed. “I guess we should

with you all day,” he teased, nipping at

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I don’t think I’d be able to resist the

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I agreed as my own desire started to build.

on last night. Kingston insisted that I wait while he went to get it and our

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

leaned against a tree so he could put it