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

be fine. That Theo or I would get to

as a wave of nausea hit me. I breathed out slowly, trying to control my gag reflex. “Everything worked out in the end,” I said. “I can forgive you, but it does change

at me. “Ayla, are you okay? You’re

fine,” I

to tell anyone else yet. I was enough of

stood up and came to my side, pressing a hand to

you’re going to be sick. Come on. I’m taking

hand on his arm. “No, no, I’m fine,” I

stressed lately.

look at him and

over me. I jumped from my seat, pushing him out of the way as I rushed to the bathroom. I don’t know how I managed to lock the door before falling to my knees in front of the toilet, throwing up everything that was possibly in my stomach. I couldn’t imagine there was much left. The past two days had been the worst. I had barely eaten anything all day because I didn’t think I could

through the mind-link. He had been feeling my symptoms more when we were apart. ‘I think it’s time we saw the doctor about this.’

an appointment next week,’ I said. ‘It was the earliest they could get me

for the Luna, it’s

I don’t like using my status

Theo insisted. ‘I’m calling them. End

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

he knocked. “Are you okay?

Kingston,” I

out, but I knew it wouldn’t last. Sure enough, by the time I splashed some cool water

the door. I took some deep breaths to gather myself before leaving

said sternly. “This is all too much. I get that Theo won’t suggest it, but I really think you

in my tracks and looked at him. “Absolutely

can’t keep going like this, Ayla. I think you should go with Alpha Harden when he leaves. I’ll have him

I blurted out in frustration. I hid a grimace, hoping