The Luna’s Choice by Kat Silver

Chapter 127: Briggs

We followed Kingston through the thick brush. He seemed to know exactly where he was going, which was a bit uncanny since he was eight the last time he was here. But Theo said to watch him, so I would.

I had to admit, this wasn’t the same man I met months ago when I tracked Ayla down. That Kingston was calculating but genuine. On that day, there was no denying that he cared about Ayla.

This Kingston…

Well, this man was still calculating. But he was less stable. I could still see the affection for Ayla in the concern he carried, but there was something more determined in him. I didn’t trust it.

“The tunnel entrance is this way,” he said, leading us away from the packhouse ruins. “We won’t have to go far.”

“Where do the tunnels lead to?” I asked. “And how are you so sure they’re still intact?”

He paused for a moment, looking around the area.

“I’m not,” he replied. “But they survived a couple of millennia before this, so I think our odds are good.”

“So, the packhouse was built on an existing structure?” I asked, thinking about our own packhouse in Greytooth.

“It’s more like it was continuously renovated,” he clarified. “Remember, the Dominis family is the oldest werewolf bloodline. They

ruled from here from the beginning.” He glanced back at me. “At least, that’s the history I was taught.”

We came along a dip in the terrain and I could hear water running nearby. Kingston leaned down and brushed leaves and debris away, revealing what looked like part of a stone wall.

“It’s this way,” he said.

The dip turned into a steep incline as we followed it, stopping along a cutoff above a stream. The stone wall was easier to discern here except for moss and some vines. We didn’t have to follow it far before it

the hillside, creating

It wasn’t long before we came to a heavy

metal door.

Which was locked.

the key?” I said, trying to keep the irritation from my voice. “This is

“Hush,” Kingston barked.

stones. One of them shifted. He removed it and, taking a second to what looked

be there?” I inquired as he stuck

got us out the night of the

door open. It opened into more stone tunnels full of cobwebs.

would still be

too dark for our night vision, so we switched

quietly before our light came on. “I didn’t know

***

Theo

a way in from here. I walked the area, looking for windows or holes

Kieran

yet,‘ I said. ‘Besides, you didn’t catch the scent was fake

light. It wasn’t intended to blame him but to give him some levity. His desperation was getting overwhelming. It was getting

That’s it.

froze, smelling the air near a

There was nothing.

stepped in closer, focusing my sense of

Not even the smell of dirt

said to Pierce and