The Luna’s Choice by Kat Silver

Chapter 119: Theo

Briggs found me in the same place I went the last time I walked away from my mate.

I had torn the gym apart. Punched holes in almost every surface. I was currently still punching the bag despite my hands being bloody pulp.

“Theo,” Briggs called to me.

I didn’t listen. I wouldn’t listen.

“Theo, stop.

”

Still no response. No acknowledgment.

“Damn it, Theo.”

Briggs‘ arms went around my shoulders, holding me still. It was enough for everything to take over. I didn’t stop the thundering roar that exploded from me. Knowing it wouldn’t be enough. The yell turned into sobs as my knees hit the floor.

“I know, man,” Briggs said quietly, maintaining his hold on me. “I know.”

He let my emotions run their course. Sitting with me as I felt my world slipping away from me. All I could do was keep telling myself Ayla was safe now. Over and over. My mate was safe. That’s all that mattered now.

I slowly calmed down. But I still didn’t feel like I was there. My mind. was still floating over everything that had happened that day.

never even got to

Briggs

“Ayla got her back. Kieran never got to see her.”

sadly. “I’m sorry,

someone approached us. It wasn’t until Mina sat on the floor in front of me that I looked

“Mina, I’m sorr…”

say sorry to me right now, then it means you’ve given

shot through me that she would even dare think I was giving Ayla

I growled. “I don’t care if you hate me for doing this to her…”

Theo,” Mina insisted. “You know she’s the best thing that ever happened to you. As her cousin, that’s all I could hope for. But, believe it or

I don’t need…”

need to hear this and you’re going to listen. Because she needs you. And

the growl that

let her role consume her. Had you managed to reject each other successfully and truly broken the bond, she would have continued on like that. She never would have left the pack.

would have figured something

have,” Mina argued. “Because she didn’t see how wrong her life was. She was supposed to take care of her family. That was her purpose. Because of their reliance on her, and their selfishness, she never would have questioned whether she was meant for more. And we all know she was meant for so much more than being Marie’s nursemaid for the rest of

rejects her for doing the exact opposite,” I grumbled, her words reminding me

have you seen Ayla cry, Theo?”

the gut. It felt like half the time I had spent

replied, hanging

seen her

my

continued. “I’ve seen Ayla cry once in my entire life,