The Luna’s Choice by Kat Silver

Chapter 67: Ayla

I watched Kingston pace the floor as I nursed my ginger ale, trying to settle my stomach.

“Kingston, calm down,” I urged him. “It’s not like that and you know it. No one is going to take your pack from you.”

Kingston scoffed. “Like I would ever let that happen,” he spat. “But I wouldn’t put it passed him to try.”

“That’s not fair, Kingston,” I argued.

“Is it?” he replied sharply. “He sure had not trouble taking you from me.” As soon as the words left his mouth his expression changed. “I’m sorry. That was unfair. And uncalled for.”

“Yeah,” I said, crossing my arms. “It was.”

Kingston sighed and dropped into a chair across from me. “I’ m sorry. It’s not every day you find out your biggest rival is also the rightful Alpha to your pack.”

“He doesn’t want your pack, Kingston,” I assured him. “We’re happy right here with our own. In fact, it would be better for everyone if we kept this a secret. With the Waar Pa k believing that I am going to take down the Alphas somehow and make myself some kind of queen, anything that would suggest the Greytooths are gaining more territory could be… Well, it could be really bad.”

With another heavy sigh, Kingston rubbed his face, leaning his head back against the chair. “I know that,” he said. “You know I wouldn’t do anything to put you in that kind of

danger.”

I raised an eyebrow. “Do I?”

Kingston winced, knowing exactly what I meant. “Yeah, I

guess you wouldn’t,” he conceded with a sigh. “Ayla, I’m truly sorry about that. I… With the state of mind I was in, I

I would get

stomach turning as a wave of nausea hit me. I breathed out slowly, trying to control my gag reflex. “Everything worked out

he admitted, looking back at me. “Ayla, are

fine,” I

didn’t want to tell anyone else yet. I was enough of a target as it was. Theo was afraid my being pregnant would accelerate whatever plans

side, pressing a hand to my

“You look like you’re going

arm. “No, no,

I’ve just been pretty stressed lately. As I’m sure

up to look at him and a terrible smell

toilet, throwing up everything that was possibly in my stomach. I couldn’t imagine there was much left. The

been feeling my symptoms more when we were apart. ‘I think it’s time we saw the doctor

an appointment next week,’ I said. ‘It was the

it’s not,’ he growled.

like using

‘I’m calling them. End of

as I threw up again, and I honestly didn’t have the strength to

he knocked. “Are

fine, Kingston,” I replied.

that I got it out, but I knew it wouldn’t last. Sure enough, by the

uneasy again. Kingston was still at the door. I took some deep breaths to gather myself before leaving

this isn’t okay,” he said sternly. “This is all too much. I get that Theo won’t suggest it, but I

him. “Absolutely hot. Not with everything

care of yourself,” he replied. “All of this stress is making you sick. You can’t keep going like this, Ayla. I think you should go with Alpha

stress,” I blurted out in frustration. I hid a