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

interesting. 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 it didn’t

here,” Theo said. “Maybe

the door and ran a hand over the surface, removing the layers

before,” I said, my gut tying in knots. “You grab

back to the ladder. I left the cellar while Theo filled in the others. I dialed Kingston’s number.

answers.

what do I owe this pleasure?”

Onyxcrown tunnels?” I asked calmly. “I know you were looking for something. I’m pretty sure you found it. I

moment. He was weighing his

match with him wouldn’t benefit us. At

think Theo has a deeper connection to Ayla’s

to figure out what that is, but I think we

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

a door with some of the same symbols I saw in the Onyxcrown tunnels. I think you and I both have a hunch this is connected to whatever you found down there. I

able to get

try

replied. “That should work, but it’s going to take some time. I’ve got something to take care of here, but I’ll be there sometime tomorrow.”

go, Kingston,” I snapped. “What do you

it is related,

I said angrily. “Tell me what the hell you took from

“The Moonstone.”

I fell silent.