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.

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

yeah, how

advice column,”

that. I paused in the

a look at them and see what you think. I’ll be back in town tomorrow afternoon, and we can celebrate

gave in. “I’ll take

let

teased. “I’ll talk

“Later, Ayls.

“I

and looked around the grounds before heading to the utility shed at the

greeted. “How long have

coffee for me. “Not long.” She shrugged. “I got here about fifteen minutes ago. I promised Briggs I wouldn’t put so many extra hours in for a

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

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met and we

work. I have an interview with

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

“What’s that?” Mina asked.

it. I 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 that will help

me take a look,” Mina

flipped through it.

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? If it’s in code, maybe he’ll

I absolutely have to, I’ll ask him. But Harry’s betrayal has been hard enough on him. I

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probably right,” Mina agreed. “Well, since I have you on these for a while“. she slipped on a pair of rubber gloves “I’m going to play

was talking about the chemicals and electronic equipment

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folder from her work bag

she exhaled dramatically. “I love the smell of test

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

she said. “I think we found what Harry used to make Kylee smell like