The Luna’s Choice by Kat Silver

Chapter 126: Ayla

Kylee was sobbing against the bars of her prison.

“You were drugging Theo?” I pushed.

“I needed him to be pliable. I needed him to doubt himself.” Harry reached out and cupped my cheek. “I couldn’t have the transition go smoothly for him. He needed to be distracted enough to stay away from you.”

“You bastard,” I spat. “Too bad you failed.”

Harry’s jaw clenched. “Merely an unfortunate setback. But everything I did, I did for you, my love. They all would have held you back.

Coddled you. Kept you from learning your true strength. Especially your father.”

My heart pounded in my chest. Was he saying what I thought he was?

“Did… Did you kill my father?”

“Shh, it’s okay, Ayla,” he cooed. “I know it hurt, but it was necessary. He never would have let us be together. You never would have been strong enough to defy him had I kept him alive.”

Kylee sobbed louder.

“You son of a bitch,” I yelled, kicking out at him, fighting hard against my restraints. “I’ll kill you.”

He chuckled. “There’s that fire I love so much.”

The sudden burst of rage faded quickly, leaving me dizzy and

lightheaded. My breathing became heavier. I had to remember the wolfsbane. I hadn’t had anything to eat or drink in days. It would put a bigger toll on my body.

to

asked. “Or is that just another one

shrugged. “They’re looking for you,” he said calmly. “Thanks to that stupid Sablemane Alpha. When he brought you to

Kingston couldn’t with Alpha Conner?” I commented, remembering the message he had left about it. “You’re the reason

to me as he rummaged

couldn’t allow him to think for a moment he could ever have you. Do you like my

***

Theo

setting when the helicopters touched down five miles from the ruins of the Onyxcrown packhouse. With the territory mostly taken over by the forest, this was the closest they could get us. We would have to run the rest of the way. We all helped kit our wolves out. Shifting and having one of the others attach a supply pack to our wolves so we could shift back

ready, we took off through the

crossed the distance in no time, coming up to

need the darkness as cover.

started searching for Ayla’s scent. I caught something when

I was

I shifted back.

I yelled. “I told you, this isn’t mission, Amvorov.

your

one group,” he

to tell him I had already found it. “But if you’re in such a hurry,

this way,” he said, slipping pants on. “With all the structural

agreed. “But Briggs goes

snapped. “Why the hell…”

trust you, that’s why,”

looked at me with disdain. “Fine, then Pierce is with you.”

a problem with me.”

and he was here for Ayla, not his Alpha.