The Luna’s Choice by Kat Silver

Chapter 76: Ayla

We went down to the precinct together. Acting Sheriff McCabe greeted us immediately and took us to the cells where the two conspirators were being held.

“Malcolm hasn’t said anything,” McCabe said. “But Hawkins has been pretty verbal. I cleared the building before bringing him in. Good thing, too. He was spewing some pretty serious allegations. I still don’t know who here would side with him. So that was the last thing we needed.”

“Nice work,” Theo said. “Keep that up. None of the officers are to deal with either of them.”

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“Yes, Alpha.”

I was looking through the glass at the former sheriff. He seemed distraught, but whether that was simply because he was caught and facing a treason sentence, I couldn’t tell. I told Theo I wanted to speak with Hawkins alone. He compromised and insisted Maggie go in with me.

We stepped into the interrogation room and Hawkins looked up at me. I wasn’t sure how to read his reaction, but I doubt I was mistaken when I saw disdain mixed with his surprise. I took a seat in the chair across the table and looked him over.

“I’m sure it’s not necessary, but I’m going to introduce myself anyway,” I said. “My name is Ayla Garner, oldest daughter of Jack and Marie Garner. Although, I’m sure you know that wasn’t my father’s real name.” He remained quiet but shifted in his seat, confirming my statement. “I hear you have some

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kind of evidence against me and my intentions for this pack. Evidence that supposedly proves that I’m not only unfit to be Luna but unfit to live. I would like to know what that is.”

“We never planned to kill you,” Hawkins rushed.

I raised an eyebrow. “The scar on my side from being stabbed with a silver blade says otherwise. An act carried out by my own packmate. A packmate that, much like yourself, I had never met before. So, please, enlighten me on the terrible things I have apparently done to make people I’ve never met hate me so much.”

said. “It’s what you’re capable of. I’ve

I capable

of them. I’m the sherrif. I will never allow a

back the rage that surged through my connection with Theo. I was sure someone was in there holding

“So show me the evidence that was so damning you would risk

“Three years you worked with a loan shark, helping build his empire in this territory.

once you made your own fortune, you just walked

my lip twitched in amusement but I didn’t say anything, but Hawkins

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about your lucrative career. After that, it must have been easy for you to break your sister’s heart and take her mate from her. But let’s face it, we know you’re after every

said with exasperation. “You know situations like this happen all the time. Wolves date and their fated mates come along and end it. It’s not even that uncommon for it to

I proceeded, “that’s

your sister, the one you and so many others dote

of things actually. Although” – I raised my hand “to be fair, there were some things she didn’t know about that meant she didn’t realize she was lying. But still,

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into you,” he said. “I

work for him,” I said. “As the manager of his legitimate business. And I did it as a deal to protect my mother and pay off her gambling debts.

if that was true, you

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find a way

But sometimes we have to choose naivety to put food on the table. Begrudge me that all you want,

unsure about how I

received. Theo met me in the