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?”

made a face. “I guess we didn’t,” he said. He came up to me, running his hands down my arms. “Look, baby, I know you’re skilled in self–defense, and that’s fantastic. But

“Okay,” I said eagerly.

Theo paused. “Really?”

I replied. “I want to

“I won’t take it easy on you,

hip, giving him a

you to

meet me in the gym. You’ve got ten minutes.” He grabbed a shirt and left the bathroom, slapping my ass

and rolled my eyes. But I was oddly

been bothering me the most was the amount of times I felt helpless. Especially in the hands of Harry.

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so much else on my plate. But if Theo wanted to teach me,

Dasha voiced in support. Her own

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 other males were scattered around the weights and

up to me with

person,” he said.

morning to you, too. And what?” I

you were going to be about this,” he said with a shrug. “I knew

mother is a gambling addict, right?” I said sternly. “You really think it’s a good idea to

stutter. I couldn’t keep it up, and a broad

laughing. “I’m glad I

a sigh of

out. “Oh, and just so you know, I’m

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get out,” he said. “You’ll thin the

one end of the

are we starting?”

babe, but you have almost no upper body strength. You’ll want that leverage in true combat. Then we’ll

set of weights and we got

I was on my

to the list,”

huffed, pushing myself up. “Yeah, yeah,” I said. “I get it.

“”

still f***ing