The Luna’s Choice by Kat Silver

Chapter 63: Ayla

Mina and I were leaving the cellar when we ran into Briggs.

“Luna, I need a favor,” he said, “and possibly your help.”

“What’s up?”

“We need to get to the bottom of your father’s research,” he said. “There has to be something in there that can tell us more about what is going on. The others have this handled.”

I nodded. “Okay,” I said. “Let’s go.”

“I have an errand to run,” Mina said. “I want to stop by the lạb and check in on a couple projects.

Mine gave me a hug and Briggs a kiss before heading in the direction of her car. Briggs and I returned to my suite and hauled the trunk out of my bedroom. We pulled everything out and organized it through the living room.

“These are the books that I’ve already been through,” I said. “They’re all about my family or Onyxcrown history of the past two hundred years or so. But I didn’t find anything that appeared to connect with the Greytooth Pack.”

“We may need to go back farther,” he replied, picking up one of the file folders. “Let’s just dig in and see what we find.”

“Maybe we should call Professor Armand over?”

Briggs nodded. “I wouldn’t say no to the extra eyes.”

I sent the professor a message and he said he would be over in a few hours. I got each of us a drink and some snacks and settled in for a long session.

that Kingston is coming back,” Briggs said cautiously. “He wants to see

he know what’s in there?”

Onyxcrown tunnels when we came to rescue you. Something dangerous. I’ll let him tell you about that. It should come from him. But he

that why you want to focus on my father’s

He nodded.

why my father was so sure Theo and I were mates. At first, I just thought it was hopeful thinking. He always admired Alpha Torin. He must have seen something of him in Theo. But some of these letters

reason is in here somewhere,”

that it didn’t take long before he was completely immersed in the work.

it was to learn more about

out of my moping. “Especially since I did actually

sorry we didn’t think of it. I won’t let it happen

have any pictures of what this mysterious door looks like? You

through. “We snapped some pictures while we

handed his phone to Armand who

bit worn,” he said as he grabbed a

symbols out, making changes as he felt necessary.

some of the books and files, muttering to himself until he found what he was looking for. “I think this is what

said, taking the book of folklore from his hands. “He read it to me as a kid. I

it all together.”

a reason he picked that particular book,” Professor Armand said, flipping to a particular story. “The first families.”

Two families were the leaders of a village that was plagued by attacks from neighboring forces. To save their people, they plead to the moon goddess to save them. The moon goddess responded,