The Luna’s Choice by Kat Silver

Chapter 64: Ayla

“So, what does this actually mean?” Theo asked after we shared what we found. “While I can admit that this is interesting, right now, it doesn’t seem much more than a fun fact. Not anything to warrant concern.”

“We have a few theories,” I said, holding his hand. “Most of them do come back to the Waar P ak’s idea that we would take over the packs.”

Theo snorted. “Even if this did give us the power to even think about it, that’s not what either of us wants.”

“That may be true,” Professor Armand said. “But when you have people like this who have spent decades believing it would happen, you’ll have a hard time convincing them otherwise. Besides, it’s not just you two they’d be worried about, but your children as well.”

My hand instinctively went to my belly, praying for an extra layer of protection that still didn’t seem like enough. Theo’s hand tightened around mine. As much as he was trying to silently reassure me, we both felt that fear and anger through our mate bond.

“Then it’s a good thing we’re taking them out once and for all,” he said, working to sound calmer than he was.

“Speaking of,” Randy interjected. “If you plan on taking offensive action soon, Alpha Harden wants to be here. I know Alpha Kingston is also on his way. It may also be time to bring in a couple of the other Alphas. Any that three of you can

trust. This is going to cross pack borders. It’s best to have the support where necessary.”

“You know of more members than any of us,” Theo said. “You said there were multiple ranking members in the Waar P ak. Are there any whose Alpha can be trusted? Those ranking members should be our first targets.

“Most of the younger Alphas can be approached,” Randy said. “I’ll get you a list and we can discuss it with Alpha Harden and Alpha Kingston.”

Theo nodded.

these Alpha’s to be visiting,” I said. “If someone catches on to their coming and going, it’s not going to look well in our favor about not wanting to take

“Not necessarily,” he assured me. “Theo has only been the acting Alpha. The other packs know he is scheduled to take over on the solstice.”

be in attendance,” Theo confirmed. “It’s typical for other Alphas to visit the upcoming Alpha to confirm

I said, hoping

make some calls,” Randy said, standing from his chair. “I’ll be staying in the area. Let me know if you need me.

keep you posted,” Theo said.

with that?” I

to be harder than we thought, but we’ll get there,” he said.

He got up and came over, setting the book he had in front of us. “This is one of the books we pulled from our library here in the packhouse. Pages have been torn out.”

is the book

The table of contents says there should be a

like any of the stories I’ve heard,” Theo

either,” I said.

enough to keep. And I think they were keeping others from learning about it. I’ll try to figure

talk to Dad,

“You need to get some rest, Briggs. We’ll pick back up first thing in the morning.”

and started re-organizing the documents sprawled across the coffee table. We knew it would take a few days for us to go through it all with a fine tooth comb. We didn’t want to miss a single bit of information. But that would be easier

I clarified when Theo gave me a look. I lifted the book from

flipped. through the pages. “He did seem to know a

“No, and unfortunately the code started to change later on.” I looked at them. “As his mind deteriorated he seemed to become more paranoid. But I’ll get there.”

my neck, pulling