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.”

anything. I hadn’t said anything

come with you, you know,” Alpha Harden said. “He didn’t

stopped him?” I

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

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.

storm, and it’s going to hit hard. I think we should find

felt Alpha Harden’s eyes on me.

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

everyone I loved decided to ship me off to goddess

that. But I was sick of it. I spent ten years protecting myself and my mother and sister from loan sharks, bookies,

let them take

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. Alpha Harden covered me from the heavy wind and rain as we ran from the car.

tried to think of my next move. Alpha Harden said it was a

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

do you command someone?” I asked without

said you were coming into your abilities,” Alpha Harden replied. “You’ll

use it,

Harden sat on the opposite bed,

to completely work?” I asked. “I wasn’t looking at my attacker. It slowed him down, but obviously not enough.”

behind the command. And no, you don’t have to be looking at them. You

”

you do have to speak the command?”

send it through a mind–link,” he clarified. “But that may take you a little bit to

won’t have anyone to mind–link with anymore anyway,” I said under