The Luna’s Choice by Kat Silver

Chapter 72: Ayla

“What did they find?” I asked as I stepped off the ladder.

“Honestly,” Briggs said, “I’m not sure. Just that it’s big and Theo wants you in there.”

I wasn’t sure how to respond to that. I didn’t know if I should be worried or scared or excited. We really had no idea what could be in there, but I knew it wasn’t nothing. So, I braced myself for something terrible but hoped for some kind of miracle.

It didn’t take long for Briggs to guide us through the passageways. It did get a little difficult to navigate around the area of the vault with all the mess and equipment. Alpha Torin and Harmon were carrying lights through the hole in the wall when we arrived and I followed them through. I stopped in my tracks just inside when I saw the huge stone structure.

“Holy crap,” I blurted out.

Theo stood from where he had been looking at something on the stone and headed toward me. He immediately wrapped his arms around me, pulling me against his chest. He released a breath. I could feel that he needed me through our bond. But I still didn’t know why.

“What’s going on?” I asked.

He pulled back, brushing my hair from my face. “We may have found something that can help keep you safe.”

“Really?”

”

“I hope so,” he replied. “At the very least, this is something that will change history.”

He took my hand and led me toward the structure at the center of the room. He explained that it was a sarcophagus and who was buried inside it. Then he showed me the depictions on the side. Including the one indicating there may be a second Moonstone located nearby.

nearby,” Theo said.

tugged me to sit on the ground next to him, showing me what seemed to be a compartment at the base of the

Theo said, squeezing my hand. “But

for

he leaned forward and started to pull at the panel. As it started to move,

as all the possible implications of this find ran through my head. “What if this just makes things worse? This is a huge discovery. We know the

one outside of this room is going to find out about this,” Theo assured me. “You

my lip, still unsure about the situation. Theo rested

find something in here, I won’t use it

okay with

I threw my hands in the

talking about these damn stones as if they have some kind of magical powers,” I said. “Do you

he offered honestly. “But I have faith that it will. I

you’re

on this,” he said firmly. “Everything else that we have planned is still going to happen. This is… it’s just something I feel I have to do.”

whatever was inside this tomb. He was right. He needed to do this. And I needed to support him. Whether

I agreed

from the sarcophagus. It took more effort than I expected and

as I coughed and

fine,” I assured him. “Just a little dust.

what’s inside.”

it shined into the space we had just cleared. From where I sat, I could make out a small box inside. Theo reached in slowly. The room was dead silent other than

can open it,” I