The Luna’s Choice by Kat Silver

Chapter 54: Theo

I stopped by the office to put the plans in the safe before heading back to the apartment. The last thing I wanted was for Ayla to stumble across them. It had been hard keeping the secret from her, but it would be worth it.

“Hey, babe,” I called as I entered the apartment. “I’m home.”

Something felt different. I paused for a moment, trying to gauge the feeling, but I couldn’t. I couldn’t place it as good or bad, just different, which was strange in itself.

“Ayla?”

She wasn’t in the kitchen or the living room. I could sense her close by, and she said she was home when I messaged her a little while ago. It was later than I had expected, so I figured she may have gone to bed already. However, she would usually wait up for me. She hadn’t been thrilled when I told her I would be out late again that evening. Was she mad at me?

I went to the bedroom, but she wasn’t there, either. I heard a thump and a muf fled curse. My brow furrowed. I looked down the hall and saw the door to one of the spare rooms ajar. I opened it to find chaos. There were boxes sca ttered around the floor. Everything had been removed from the surfaces of the furniture and packed away. Every frame was taken down from the walls and tucked into the boxes. The sheets had been stripped from the bed, and Ayla was

currently trying to move one of the nightstands.

“What in the world are you doing?” I asked amusedly.

She jumped slightly. She must have really been focused and hadn’t noticed me come in.

“Oh, good, Theo,” she said, waving me over. “Come help me move this.”

was bouncing in anticipation. Ayla had been having weird mood swings lately, and he had been overly sensitive to

I moving it to?” I replied as I closed the distance.

now,” she indicated. “I’ll have

why? You said you liked how Mom decorated the place and

attention finally settled on me. I hadn’t realized she had been partially blocking our connection until she opened up, and I nearly fell to my knees from the strength of her emotions. I reached out and held her face, holding her gaze as she worked to tell me whatever it

believe pups prefer a crib to a bed and maybe

Did she

I stammered. “Are

welling in her eyes. My lips slammed into hers. Joyous laughter bubbled up as I tasted her. I lifted her off the ground, wrapping her legs around my waist as I carried her to our bedroom. She tugged at my clothes, her arousal filling my senses as we fell onto the blankets. We were undressed in record time, and

paused, still buried to the hilt, as I gazed down at my perfect mate. I calmed myself from my frenzied state before I gently rocked in and out of her. I kissed along her skin,

demanding my release as she cried my name. I

you, Ayla,” I said. “I love you more than words can say. You have made me

too, Theo. And you

my knuckles along her cheek, weaving my fingers through her hair before trailing them down her neck. I paused for a moment to trace her mark

you’re sure?” I

“After five pregnancy tests, yeah,” she said.

my hair as my head lay on her abdomen. I inhaled

she was so

would look like, whether they would be a boy or girl, and all the things we