The Luna’s Choice by Kat Silver

Chapter 40 Theo

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Chapter 40: Theo

Ayla and Briggs were already down in the cellar. I was waiting in the lobby for Kingston to come down. Dinner was about what I had

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expected – awkward and tense. I let Dad and Kingston do most of the talking. Leaving that time for them to discuss regular pack business. Now, I just had to get through the five minutes alone with him during the walk to the cellar.

Kingston exited the café with his Gamma, who had driven him here, and headed in my direction.

“Ayla and the others are already downstairs,” I told him. “Follow me.”

I led them through the packhouse to the back exit and turned toward the utility shed. It was a quiet walk. I couldn’t tell if Kingston didn’t want to risk starting a fight out in the open or if he was biding his time. But I highly doubted it was because he had nothing to say to me. His energy was telling me plenty.

I walked us down the stairs and met the others in the investigation room. We needed to talk before we started questioning the rogues. I took the seat next to Ayla at the table. Kingston sat across from us next to Briggs while his Gamma remained by the door. Mina already had everything ready to present her findings.

“Okay,” Mina said after I nodded to her to get started. “I know we’re all ready to get some answers from those assholes stinking up the place down the hall. So, I’ll make this brief for now. We can review any questions later.” She handed files to me and Kingston. “We know Harry was involved with the Waar Pak somehow. Our initial theory that he was helping them develop tactical weapons appears to be correct. In the folders, you’ll find a list of schematics and chemical

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during my

documents. “There’s not a lot here to tell us exactly what any of this was for. Just some possible

applications.”

gotten with that so far,” Mina said. “We‘ Il have to send some of this off to a company specializing in this field to better understand Harry’s research. Due to the sensitivity of the investigation, we’re still narrowing down an appropriate candidate. But we have enough to give us a broad idea of what we could be up

He couldn’t use some of his

what his plan was regarding the Waar Pak?” Kingston asked.

his attempt to force her to mate with him. “He was working

“Beta Briggs and Gamma Jimmy should have a decision by the end of the week to get started on

about why he was so fixated on Ayla, particularly why rebuilding the Onxycrown Pack was so

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as well. The best I can tell is it has

gently squeezed Ayla’s leg in support. Kingston had watched her intently through

important thing is that we know the Waar Pak is targeting her,” I said. “That brings us to the rogues. I have

the attacks is named Arthur Grogan. I’ve been tracking him for

so sure about this?”

know him,” Kingston said.

“You didn’t tell me

he said sincerely. “I wasn’t in my right mind that evening.”