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

yeah, how is

the advice column,”

had completely forgotten about that. I paused in

at them and see what you

in. “I’ll

knew you wouldn’t let me

I teased. “I’ll talk to

“Later, Ayls.

“I

the utility shed at the back. Mina was already down there

I greeted. “How long have you

cup of coffee for me. “Not long.” She shrugged. “I got here about fifteen minutes ago.

said. “There’s already one workaholic in this family. We

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and

to work. I have an interview with the admissions office

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 got from Onyxcrown. I pulled up a chair and set Harry’s notebook down on the table. I had marked a

“What’s that?” Mina asked.

explained. “I found it in the hideout. I’ve been studying it. I can’t tell if it is all just gibberish nonsense or if it’s encoded. I think

me take a look,” Mina said, holding

and she flipped through it.

cover it to make sure. What if we ask Alpha

interrupted. “If I absolutely have to, I’ll ask him. But Harry’s betrayal has

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while“. she slipped on a pair of rubber gloves “I’m going

about the chemicals and electronic equipment we

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with us. She pulled a file folder from her

dramatically. “I love the smell

table and started reviewing the file. It surprisingly didn’t take

she said. “I think we found what Harry