The Luna’s Choice by Kat Silver

Chapter 2: Ayla

I woke up to Theo nuzzling my neck. I groaned as I snuggled closer to him.

“Good morning, love,” he said, kissing my jaw. “We need to get up.”

I scrunched my nose, lifting my head to squint at the clock.

“Um, babe… do you realize it’s only four–thirty,” I croaked, falling back onto the pillow and pulling his arm around me.

He chuckled. “I’m well aware. That’s why we need to get up.

”

“I don’t know what you’re talking about, mate, but I already don’t like it.”

His warmth disappeared from behind me and the covers were pulled off. I pushed onto my elbow with a growl.

“Theo,” I whined.

He laughed again, climbing up the bed. His teeth grazed my thigh below the hem of his T–shirt I slept in. I tried to suppress a grin, biting my lip.

“If that’s what this is about, there were nicer ways,” I said.

Suddenly, he grabbed my legs and yanked me down the bed.

“That’s very true,” he said huskily. “And I will make it a goal to perform each one another time. But today, we start training. So, get that sexy ass up and get moving.”

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He straightened and disappeared into the large master bathroom.

“What?” I said, shooting up on my hands. “Wait. Hang on.”

I jumped up and followed him. He was in the attached walk–in closet, slipping into some athletic shorts.

“Theo, what training are you talking about? When did we discuss this?”

in self–defense, and that’s fantastic. But

“Okay,” I said eagerly.

Theo paused. “Really?”

I replied.

take it easy on

giving him a look. “Did I

you to

You’ve got ten minutes.” He grabbed

my head and rolled my eyes. But I was oddly

three months had been hard, but the part that had been bothering me the most was the amount of times I felt helpless. Especially in the hands of Harry. The idea of combat training had crossed my mind several times, but I hadn’t entertained it

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my plate. But if Theo wanted to

voiced in support. Her own

workout clothes, brushed my teeth, and put my hair in a ponytail. I knew there was a private gym for the ranking pack members in the packhouse, but I had to mind–link Theo to tell me where it was. When I arrived, Theo wasn’t the only one there. Jimmy and a couple

spotted me quickly, coming up to me with a

he said. “And I just won fifty

morning to you, too. And what?” I

a bet going on how stubborn you were going to be about this,” he said with a shrug. “I knew you’d

mother is a gambling addict, right?” I said sternly. “You really think

to stutter. I couldn’t keep it up, and

glad I

shook his with a sigh of relief. “He’s back in the

heading toward the door he pointed out. “Oh, and just

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out,” he said.

as he was setting up some equipment at one end of the room. He knew the moment I entered the room and

are we

you have almost no upper body strength. You’ll want that

me a set of weights and we got

on my back,

guess we’ll add that to the list,” Theo said, straddling me

pushing myself up. “Yeah, yeah,” I said. “I get it. I have noodles for

“”

still