The Luna’s Choice by Kat Silver

Chapter 3: Ayla

I had showered, changed, and was heading out the door when my phone rang. I checked the ID and picked up the call.

“Hey, Zeff,” I answered happily.

“Well, don’t you sound perky this morning,” Zeff replied. “Oh, that’s right, congratulations are in order. Not that I found out from you.

“I

There was no anger in his tone, but I still felt a pang of guilt. I hadn’t told him about Theo and I marking each other. He was out of town working with Holly on the magazine again, and I hadn’t had time once we got back to the packhouse. I should have

Called him on the way home.

“I’m sorry,” I said. “The whole thing wasn’t exactly planned.”

Zeff chuckled. “It’s okay, Ayls,” he assured me. “Seriously, I’m happy if you’re happy. You are happy, right?”

I smiled. “Yeah,” I said earnestly. “I’m happy.”

“Good,” Zeff said genuinely.

“So, I guess that means you no longer hate Theo?” I asked.

“Eh, he saved you from a psycho stalker,” he stated. “So, if the goddess thinks he’s good enough, I guess he’s not so bad.

”

I rolled my eyes as I left the suite. “How is the website going?”

“Actually, that’s part of why I called,” Zeff said. “Other than my best friend not telling me she had been marked and mated, of course.”

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“I’m sorry.” I insisted.

again. “Great, I know exactly how you can make it

yeah, how

up the advice

had completely forgotten about that. I paused in the middle

an email with three letters we picked out,” he told me. “Take a look at

I gave in. “I’ll

let

I teased. “I’ll

“Later, Ayls.

“I

before heading to the utility shed at

long have you

for me. “Not long.” She shrugged. “I got here about fifteen minutes ago. I promised Briggs I wouldn’t put so

hear that,” I said. “There’s already one workaholic in this

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work. I have an interview

had Briggs bring my dad’s box down the day before while everyone was preoccupied with our arrival. We had another table set up to keep the contents separate from what we

“What’s that?” Mina asked.

can’t tell if it is all just gibberish nonsense or if it’s encoded. I think it’s in code. I’m hoping to find something

look,” Mina

and she flipped through it. She made

it’s hard to tell which case it is,” she said. “But we’ll cover it to make sure. What if we ask Alpha Torin?

betrayal has been hard enough on him. I don’t want to make things

―

you on these for a while“. she slipped on a pair of rubber gloves “I’m

the chemicals

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She pulled a file folder from her work bag and held it to her nose, inhaling

dramatically. “I love the

other work table and started reviewing the file. It surprisingly didn’t take her long to find something

said. “I think we found what