The Luna’s Choice by Kat Silver

Chapter 128: Ayla

A huge rumble echoed through the room, bouncing off the high ceilings, making the walls shake. Harry stopped what he was doing and looked toward the sound. His shoulders instantly became tense and his face contorted into a curious scowl.

“Bare with me, my love,” he said absently to me. “We may have a visitor.”

My heart skipped.

Theo

“Don’t get your hopes up,” Harry snapped. “There’s no way he could have found you. It’s probably some rogue poking around where they shouldn’t be.”

He disappeared into the darkness, the sound of the door closing the only indication he was gone. I waited a moment before pulling at the ring again, trying to work it out of the wood.

“Ayla,” Kylee said to me. “I’m sorry.”

I sighed. I wasn’t in the mood to deal with her apologies. It’s not like they meant anything anyway.

I closed my eyes, pushing passed the headache that had formed.

That was harsh.

And even though she deserved it, I didn’t. I couldn’t carry that pain with me from here.

If we got out of here.

as well have faced

asked snarkily. “For telling everyone you know I’m a horrible, selfish person or for trying

was your fated

shot. “For trying to steal someone’s fated mate. Because you sure as hell knew he wasn’t yours. Are you sorry about that too? For

for everything,” she said. “I really did love him, Ayla. I still do.”

person who was supposed to be mine? Like I’m supposed just let you have him. News flash, Kylee, I already did that, and look what

over your head. I kept you from seeing Ma passed out drunk in a pile of

Seeing as Ma never would have let them touch you. Oh, but

weakly. She sat herself

“You kept letting it get that close. You kept leading those assholes right to our doorstep. And you kept making ME

whispered

back against the post, giving

it would never get that far,” Ma said. “I knew you would never let them

you have known that, Ma?” I yelled. “Do

Kylee needed me

me being different and you thought that meant I could take on fully grown werewolves with no morals?” my voice was dripping with disdain.

“But you did…”

still my mother. And because I needed to make sure Kylee was taken care of. You both took everything from me. And it was okay because one day, I’d find my mate, and he’d see me for who I was and…

Instead, focusing on the cold floor against my skin, the rough wood splintering along my back, the coarse rope digging into my flesh. Anything but

my head. I nearly sobbed.

came back.

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