The Luna’s Choice by Kat Silver

Chapter 62: Briggs

Mina and I made it down to the cellar after she made a couple of phone calls. She believed she had some resources that may help us. It didn’t take us long to realize what the summons was about when we met up with the others. Theo was helping to lower a ladder down to the exposed level below as Alpha Torin and Harmon were gathering lights.

“You coming down?” Theo asked me as he secured the ladder.

“Do you have to ask?” I said with a smirk.

I took a flashlight and followed Theo down. We ended up in a corridor. It wasn’t as tall as the floor above us, but we could at least stand up all the way. We had two options – left or

straight.

“Dad, you and Harmon go left,” Theo instructed. “Briggs and I will go this way.”

As we made our way down the stone hall, the whole situation started to feel familiar.

“This feels like the tunnels under the Onxycrown packhouse,” I

told him.

“Well, let’s hope there aren’t any traps down here then,” Theo -replied.

“They probably would have been triggered when we retrofit the cellar,” I said hopefully.

The place was less of a maze than the Onyxcrown tunnels, but

It was when we came to a locked metal door that we stopped. The door took up the entire wall. Theo pushed against to see if age allowed some movement, but

get Dad and Harmon here,” Theo said. “Maybe we can

to the door and ran a hand over the surface, removing the layers of dust. There were faded etchings engraved in the

these before,” I said, my gut tying in knots. “You grab them. I’ve got to make

the others. I dialed Kingston’s number. I had some

answers.

Kingston answered. “To what do I owe

looking for something. I’m pretty sure

for a moment. He was weighing his words. “Why do you

forced a hand through my hair, trying to control my anger. Starting a pi ssing match with him wouldn’t

“I think Theo has a deeper connection to Ayla’s past

a reason he put Ayla in Theo’s path. We’re still trying to figure out what that

mean?” he replied quickly, his interest piqued. “What did you find?”

floor below,” I told him. “We came across a door with some of the same symbols I saw in the Onyxcrown tunnels. I

“Are you able to get

think we’re going to try cutting through it,” I said.

to take some time. I’ve got something to

not how this is going to go, Kingston,” I snapped. “What do you think is

he insisted. “But if it is related, it could either be really good

asking again, Kingston,” I said angrily. “Tell me what the

“The Moonstone.”

I fell silent.