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.

in the sensation of his coarse outer fur mixed with his soft and fluffy undercoat. I pushed up on

been this close to a male wolf as myself. I had run with Zeff and a few

me on the dock,

won’t be comfortable on the rough boards for long. Why

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

you naughty,” I

up together, and I don’t know how long I laid

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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

he stared at me in curiosity. I grabbed his face and kissed

“Thank you,” I whispered.

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

eyes and let the

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

said he sensed

“She’s still not ready to come out or to speak to me yet, but she’s there. I can feel her back

the first step,

“Yes.”

breath and kissed my shoulder. “You ready

“I guess

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

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I’d be able to resist the

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own desire started to build.

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

Maybe since I feel

against a tree so