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

crates, but nothing interesting. It was when we came to a locked metal

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

the surface, removing the layers of dust. There were faded

in knots. “You grab them. I’ve got to make a call.”

left the cellar while Theo filled in the others. I dialed Kingston’s number. I had some questions and hoped this time I

answers.

answered. “To what do I

you were looking for something. I’m pretty sure

was quiet for a moment. He was weighing his words.

Starting a pi ssing match with him

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

Ayla in Theo’s path. We’re still trying to figure out what that is, but I think we just found something that could

you mean?” he replied quickly, his

and we’ve found another floor below,” I told him. “We came across 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 need to know what that was.”

you able to

we’re going to try

work, but it’s going to take some time. I’ve got something to take care of here, but

this is going to go, Kingston,” I

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

me what the hell you took from the

“The Moonstone.”

I fell silent.