The Luna’s Choice by Kat Silver

Chapter 70: Theo
I was sitting on the edge of my bed, hunched over with my elbows on my knees, my head in my hands. I had been like that for a while, not even bothering to try to sleep.
‘Theo, what are you doing back?’ Briggs asked through the mind-link.
The corner of my lips twitched. ‘So you knew she was coming too, didn’t you?’
There was silence for a minute.
I’m on my way, Theo.’
Good. We had work to do. I stood up and went to my dresser. I grabbed some clothes and changed. I was pulling a shirt over my head when Briggs arrived.
“Theo,” he said as soon as he walked in, “I’m sorry, bro. I wanted to tell you, but your mother told me not to.
“It’s okay, Briggs,” I said. “We’re good.”
“So, what happened? Did you get to talk to Ayla?”
“Yeah,” I said, grabbing my socks and shoes. “We talked.”
“And?” Briggs said, stepping further into the room.

I knew I should tell him what happened. I probably needed to talk to someone. But I couldn’t. I just needed to focus on something else for a little while. I couldn’t afford to unravel again, and I wouldn’t.
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“And I’ve got to get to work.” I finished tying my shoes and stood to leave.
“You’re really not going to tell me what happened between you two?” Briggs protested.
I put a hand on his shoulder. “Briggs, I’m okay. Really. I’m going to meet Jimmy. He has some financials he wants to go over with me. I guess we’ve had a good quarter. I’ll have to decide where to reinvest…”
“What the hell, Theo?” Briggs exclaimed. “No, you may be able to pretend nothing is going on, but I can’t. Now talk to me.
I closed the door to my room. He wasn’t going to let this go, and I didn’ t want anyone overhearing us.
“Look, man,” I said calmly, “I get it. I just don’t know what to say right now. None of us believed this mess could be fixed with a single conversation, Briggs. Right now, it is what it is. There’s nothing more to say.”
“Not that I’m complaining,” Briggs replied, “but how are you so calm about this?”
“Because I have to be,” I said with a shrug. “I can’t overthink things right now. It won’t put me in a good head space, and that’s the last thing we need.”
“So it didn’t go well with Ayla?” he asked dejectedly.
“Actually,” I grinned a little, “it did. She let me apologize for everything. We talked about why we both did what we did. What we were going through. She forgave me, Briggs.”
“Theo, that’s a huge step,” Briggs said excitedly. I was touched that he had gotten so invested in my relationship with Ayla.
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“I kissed her,” I said, remembering every detail. “She kissed me back. The bond is healing.”
“So, what the hell are you doing here?” Briggs demanded, throwing his hands in the air. “What’s next? What’s the plan from here?”
“There is no plan, Briggs,” I sighed. “Ayla may feel something for me, but she also has feelings for Kingston. She made it clear she made a commitment to him. Not that the ring on her finger didn’t tell me the same thing.”
“You’ve got to be shi***ng me,” Briggs said.
“That doesn’t really matter,” I said, brushing it off. “Kingston hasn’t made the mistakes I have. I can’t put Ayla in a position where she feels forced to choose. There can’t be any ultimatums or competitions. I won’ t push her, Briggs.”