The Luna’s Choice by Kat Silver

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Chapter 38 Ayla

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Chapter 38: Ayla

I slowly opened my eyes. The room was dim, but I could tell it was still daylight outside. However, that was the extent of my knowledge of the time or day. I reached for my phone on the bedside table, but it was dead. I smiled. There wasn’t much of a reason to charge it.

I stretched my limbs, rolling over to see Theo sprawled out next to me. I scooted over, draping my arm across his waist and resting my head on his chest. After a moment, his arms came around me, holding me to

him.

“How are you feeling?” he asked without opening his eyes.

“Pretty damn good,” I replied. “You?”

“Same,” he chuckled. “How long have we slept?”

“I have no idea.”

Theo fumbled for his phone and checked the time.

“Well, I think it’s safe to say your heat has passed,” he commented. “We’ve been out about fourteen hours. It’s Sunday afternoon.”

I groaned. “We’re going to have so much to do this week.”

Theo chuckled. “We’ll manage. We’ve got a good team.”

The last few days had been such a blur.

Well, not really a blur. I remembered every second of it. And holy

crap.

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days we had gone at it

like that?” I

he teased. “But no, I don’t think it’s like that for everybody. I think it

giggled. “Yeah, I

He kissed me sweetly.

to eat,” Theo informed me, brushing my hair from my

to lie. I could eat an entire cow right about now,”

he said, kissing my nose

bit wobbly as I stood up. I laughed, knowing there were a number of reasons why. But lack of food was definitely one of them. So I eagerly went to the kitchen and looked through the fridge. Immediately, I found two large steaks on the top shelf and took them out. I washed my hands, prepped some

for you to cook. I hope you

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Chapter 38 Ayla

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should be plenty,” he said, snagging me by the waist as I walked by. He kissed my neck before letting me

I stepped out of the steamy bathroom, my mouth instantly started watering. The house was filled with the delicious aroma of dinner. I rushed back to the kitchen but froze when I saw Theo on his phone. His shoulders were tense, his knuckles white as he gripped the

“I said Tuesday, Kingston.”

talking to Kingston. Was he here? I completely forgot he was supposed to arrive on Friday to help us deal with the rogue situation. Did he know what

tomorrow, you’ll be wasting your time,” Theo said mildly, but I could see he was working to control his temper. “We won‘

Kingston replied to him. I couldn’t quite make out what he was saying at first, just that his tone was angry. Then I heard

name.

covered the phone receiver. “Are you okay talking

and took the

“Kingston, it’s me.”

sounding relieved. “Are you okay? Why haven’t you

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Kingston,” I assured him. “I… I haven’t been home

he was trying to decide whether he was going

come on Tuesday,” he said shortly.

be available tomorrow. Tuesday will

Another pause.

he replied. “I’ll see you

“Yeah?”

missed you,” he said

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I had a hard time believing he was that