The Luna’s Choice by Kat Silver

Chapter 120: Ayla

I was numb as I stared out the window, watching rain trail down the glass. We were out of Greytooth territory now. I could feel it.

“I’m sorry, Ayla,” Alpha Harden said again. “Truly, I am, but this is the only way to keep you safe.”

I didn’t say anything. I hadn’t said anything since we left the city.

“He wanted to come with you, you know.” Alpha Harden said. “He didn’t even hesitate. He would have given it all up.”

“What stopped him?” I said hoarsely.

“Reality,” he replied. “There’s no way the Waar Pak won’t know he’s your true mate now that you made your relationship public. If you both disappeared, they’d have an array of people to go through to find you both. They’d go after the pack, his family, even his allies.”

I closed my eyes. I’d never want that to happen. I tried to focus on the coolness of the window against my face. Thunder rumbled outside as the rain became heavier. The storm was getting worse. I knew how that felt.

“Alpha, we’ve got flood warnings coming up.” Gamma Blake said. “We’re heading right into this storm, and it’s going to hit hard. I think we should find somewhere to wait it out.”

I felt Alpha Harden’s eyes on me,

“There’s a motel up the road,” he replied. “We’ll stop there. Let Ms. Garner get some sleep.”

Chapter 120: Ayla

I was numb as I stared out the window, watching rain trail down the glass. We were out of Greytooth territory now. I could feel it.

“I’m sorry, Ayla,” Alpha Harden said again. “Truly, I am, but this is the only way to keep you safe.”

said

you, you know,” Alpha Harden said. “He didn’t even hesitate.

stopped him?” I said

now that you made your relationship public. If you both disappeared, they’d

tried to focus on the coolness of the window against my

flood warnings coming up,” Gamma Blake said. “We’re heading right into this storm, and it’s going to hit hard. I think

Harden’s eyes on me.

up the road,” he replied. “We’ll stop there. Let Ms. Garner get

The last time I slept, everyone I loved decided to ship me off

protect me, and I appreciated that. But I was sick of it. I spent ten years protecting myself and my mother and sister

I wouldn’t let them

started to formulate a plan. Gamma Blake got out and ran into the front office to rent a room for us. He drove us to a room at the end.

was fine. We didn’t need anything fancy. It was just someplace to take shelter. I sat on the edge of one of the beds and tried to think of my next move. Alpha Harden said it was a two–day drive to the

for the storm to pass,” Alpha Harden said. “But we’ll need to drive straight through once we

someone?” I asked

Harden replied. “You’ll

“Theo gave me an idea on how to use it, but I have to concentrate

Harden sat on the opposite bed, leaning back against

someone for it to completely work?” I asked. “I wasn’t looking

said. “That’s fine for some things. You need to know how much strength to put behind the command. And no, you don’t have to be looking

”

have to speak the command?” I

mind–link,” he clarified. “But that may take you a little bit to figure out. It’s hard to send

won’t have anyone to mind–link