The Luna’s Choice by Kat Silver

Chapter 41: Theo

We left the room and I led the way down the hall. The guards were still stationed outside the separate cells. I hadn’t allowed the prisoners to see each other, but I at least made sure they were relatively taken care of. It was one thing to deprive them of food, water, and sleep while questioning them. But torturing them when I didn’t have the time to deal with them wouldn’t allow them to break the command.

Besides, I didn’t want Avla to have to see them like that from the start. If she broke the command and it led to that at some point, so be it. But if she could get through this without having to break someone’s mind, I would be grateful. It wasn’t something that was taken lightly. Even with a rogue, someone who wasn’t tethered to your own subconscious, the feeling of asserting that kind of dominance and force leaves an impact I didn’t think she was ready for.

“This is the one I started questioning in Bonnerville,” I indicated. “I think Will spent a few moments with the other one while we were away. He’ll be here tomorrow to help if we need it.”

“We can start with the one you’re familiar with,” Ayla said. “We know for sure that he’s under the command, so he must know something that would warrant it.”

“Randy was telling me about this command,” Kingston said. “It still seems strange for them to be using it to keep information from us. It doesn’t really make sense.”

“That’s what I said,” Ayla agreed, shaking her head.

“It has probably worked incredibly well until now,” I replied. “There’s only one possible person who could break the command. Add that that

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person either didn’t exist or likely didn’t know what they were capable of. They would have been pretty confident their secrets were safe. Even if their men were captured, whatever they could get out of them wouldn’t lead back to the Waar Pak.”

“But if they really believed the Blessed One would appear, they would have known that this wouldn’t protect them for long,” Kingston said. “And they know we’re aware they are looking for her.”

“Do they, though?‘ I asked. “They’ve been hunting Onyxcrown survivors for years. What’s to say their attacks on you were anything other than that? The only reason they were brought to our attention was because of Randy. He’s still feeding them false information.”

“We have to assume it’s the likelihood at this point,” Kingston said.

hands on her arms. “I‘ Il be there the entire time if you need help. But you’re running this. We’ll

practicing her commands together, and she was a natural now that she was getting the hang of it. But interrogation was

the smell wasn’t nearly as bad as it had been the first time we’d met. The sour scent of a rogue still hung in the air, but he was at least clean. He had a curious but nervous expression

the weight of our energy filling the cell. I could see Ayla’s mind

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to get what we needed.

she finally

Kingston moved to say something,

good place to start a conversation,” Ayla said. “You give me yours and I’ll give

rogue looked up at her, considering

“Denny,” he spoke.

Ayla. I’m going to ask you

shifted uncomfortably in his chair but remained

are you a rogue?” Ayla

Denny responded in surprise.

a million reasons someone becomes a rogue. I’d like to know

father was turned rogue when I was a kid for… causing my mother’s death. No one wanted to take

said genuinely. “That must have been

where I stood and could fight for what I needed. Instead of relying on someone to take

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our villagers?”

head, not looking at her.