The Luna’s Choice by Kat Silver

Chapter 52: Briggs

I wasn’t surprised when I ran into Alpha Kingston on the way down to the lobby, but I didn’t know how the interaction would go. Ever since Theo used my name to get onto Sablemane lands, I knew there was a chance he would hold a grudge against me. I doubted he would do anything about it here, but it could make things difficult for Mina. I would hate to see that happen.

We ended up taking the elevator together. There was some tension in the air, but he didn’t say anything.

“Alpha Kingston,” I broke the silence, “I want to apologize for Alpha Theo’s actions. I didn’t know he got Pierce’s number or that he would use my name. I tried to stop him from going in the first place.”

“It’s fine, Beta Briggs,” he replied, his tone was tight. “I won’t pretend I was happy to see him. In fact, I was pissed off just to find him in her office. Even more so when he accused her of more so when he accused her of theft and pressed charges against her.”

He did what? Theo, you’re such a damn idiot.

“But in the end, I think it gave Ayla some closure,” Kingson said. “She’s moving

Shit. That didn’t sound good. I didn’t want to cross Alpha Kingston. But my best friend wanted his mate back, and Kingston was in the way of that happening.

“So she’s here with you?” I asked.

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“She is,” he said. “Speaking of, I hear congratulations are in order. She ran into her cousin, Mina, earlier. They’re downstairs.catching up. I’m glad to see you’ve found your

mate.”

“Thank you.”

I had a feeling they had run into each other when Mina hadn’t come back to the room yet. She had left to see if she could find Ayla. I’m glad she had. She had been eager to see her and was going a little crazy not knowing if she would be here or

not.

We stepped off the elevator, but before we got far, Kingston stopped me.

“I have a feeling the incident didn’t have the same effect on Theo,” he said. “Whatever he may be planning, I suggest you put a stop to it. I’m not letting him near Ayla this weekend.”

“Theo’s not here,” I informed him. “He had an urgent matter to attend to. Luna Grace and I are here on his behalf.”

“And you brought your new mate with you,” Kingston stated. “Who also happens to be Ayla’s cousin.”

he was implying. And while Luna Grace did have some kind of plan, she wouldn’t tell Mina or me what it was. As much as it felt like I was betraying Theo, we all needed Kingston to remain accepting of Mina in

bitterness in his voice. “She’s aware of what has happened between them. She just wants to see her cousin

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be glad to see

Mina how happy he made Ayla. When we joined them in the lounge, he made a show of being close to her. I

my best friend. So, when we were back in our suite later that

the talk of the evening. I hear she looked

as

content,” I replied, unable to hide the sadness and concern

to know she isn’t struggling,” Luna Grace

about going through with this. I like Theo. I do. I’m glad

gently. “I understand your reservations. But you’re not going through with anything. You‘ re asking your cousin to take part in an important event in your life. And I’m hiring her for a job. Neither will stop her from being with Kingston if

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Theo’s mother, Luna Grace really did want the best for Ayla. Theo had mentioned there was some kind of relationship between his parents and Ayla. None of us knew the nature of the relationship, but it was enough for Luna

knew it had to be Theo. I answered the call as I walked toward the

“Hey, man,” I said.

news for me?”

him. “Mina

time with her.”

“How is she?”

doing good,” I said.

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And she’s

quite an

surprising,” he said. I could hear pride in his voice. It made my heart ache because I knew there was pain

too.

He had been a different person ever since he ended things. with Kylee. He had been less stressed about pack business, quickly becoming more efficient and organized. He started to rely more on his ranking pack members to help keep things running smoothly rather than trying to take everything on himself. He was finally settling into the Alpha role the way I thought he

the time to get to

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