The Luna’s Choice by Kat Silver

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Chapter 14: Theo

“What’s going on, Briggs?” I asked as I got to my office.

“We had another attack at the border,” he told me.

My stomach fell. “Where?”

“Bonnerville,” he said.

“Rogues again?”

He nodded.

“How bad? Were there any casualties?” I asked apprehensively.

“One dead. Five in critical condition.”

“Do we have any information about the attack that could tell us why it happened?”

“They have a couple rogues in custody, but they’re not talking. They need someone with more authority than they have down there. We have to go down, Theo,” he said. “They can’t handle this on their own.”

“Your mating ceremony is in three days, Briggs. You’re not going anywhere.” I sighed. “But you’re right. I’ll go,” I greed.

“You’ll have to take Jimmy,” Briggs said, running a hand through his hair

“Maggie’s not ready to take over Ayla’s security detail just yet,” I said. “So I need him with her at the campus.”

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our border in two weeks. It was unheard of. We hadn’t had a rogue attack in decades. I had sent a few teams of warriors down to bolster the patrols, but it obviously hadn’t deterred them.

didn’t want

go down there alone, man,”

to get out of the city for a

their fourth kid?”

fifth,” I corrected. “It was another

a grin. “You think he’s the best option? He’s been out of the game

option

your dad,” he

still not

you want me to reach out to

I told him. “I’ll need you to keep

“You okay, Theo?”

coming into my territory and no idea why. And now I have to leave Ayla. It’s hard enough with us being

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do this weekend. So you’ll only be gone a couple

of my travel arrangements. I picked up

be calling to tell me what the hell has been happening in

more often, you would already

my second cousin and a good guy. He was a couple of years older than me, but we spent a lot of time together growing up. For years, I was torn between having him or Briggs as my Beta. But he met his mate two days after his eighteenth birthday, and they quickly started a family. So, when it came time to make an official decision, he had no hard feelings when

Alpha blood,

until you have five

that many first,” I joked. “How are Beth and

great,” he said. “Loud and healthy. But speaking of your mate, Beth is pissed she hasn’t met

I said. “But, unfortunately, that’s not

“What’s up, cuz?”

We’ve had some attacks along our southern

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told him. “I need to go down to Bonnerville for a couple of days. Things are a bit

you want to leave?” Will