The Luna’s Choice by Kat Silver

Chapter 17: Ayla

I ended up falling asleep on the couch and woke up several hours later. Theo called that evening to let me know he had made it to Bonnerville safely. I made him promise to keep me updated on what he found out. I started to regret my nap as it got later and my anxiety started to rise. I didn’t realize how much our mate bond would affect our separation. I could still feel our connection, but it felt like something was missing.

To help distract me. I ended up pulling out Harry’s journal and working on completing the cipher. I was starting to get more of a picture of what was going through his head. I was surprised to find the first pages eluding to Onyxcrown history. There were several names of Dominis family members, but I did know who they were. I had brought three books from my father’s box up to the apartment, one of which specifically documented the Dominis family.

I retrieved the book and my own notebook and started the long and tedious task of cross–referencing. I had been at it for a couple hours when Mina returned.

‘Come in.‘ I linked her.

She entered the apartment to find me on the floor in front of the coffee

table.

“Woman, please tell me this isn’t what you’ve been doing since I left,”

she said.

I snorted. “No, but I kind of wish I had. Did you know that our great- great–grandmother could alter her scent? Pretty effectively, too.”

“I did not know that,” she said, sitting beside me. “However, I’m not

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sure how that would serve many practical purposes.”

“Apparently, she used the ability to play pranks when she was younger,” I said, pushing the book closer to Mina. “But it came in handy later in life when she was helping rogue refugees.”

“Rogue refugees?”

not sure what that’s about yet,” I said. “Either way,

managed to finish the cipher?”

work.

sections still don’t follow the pattern, but

me. “Luckily, my boss called, and he has two

time,” I said. “So they’ll start the day

take one initially, but we wouldn’t let that happen. They both deserved this break, and it

me,” Mina said. “So, what else have you discovered about

those. But this book is huge, and I’ve barely made a dent What I can say is that we, indeed, have a weird–ass

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why he centered on those members?” Mina asked,

shrugged. “My only theory is that it has to do with their abilities. But I have no clue what they

she replied. “He

I said.

have a girls‘ night. I have two more nights of freedom, and I miss my cousin,” she

smiled. “I think

out her phone and ordered

excited?” I asked as

across her face and she flushed. “Yeah,” she

pulled her to me, wrapping my arms around her shoulders in

so happy for you, right?” I

my embrace. “Now stop that or

each

like?” she asked, helping me clear the

part?” I replied, wagging an

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“All of it.”

“It’s pretty f***ing