The Luna’s Choice by Kat Silver

Chapter 77: Theo

I took Ayla’s hand and joined Harden and Cooper outside Malcolm’s interrogation room as Cooper was hanging up his phone.

“I knew I recognized this guy,” he said. “I can’t believe it took us this long to make the connection to Charles Anderson. You said this is his nephew?”

I nodded. “Yeah, but from what I can tell, the relation isn’t common knowledge. The only reason I found out was

because his sister let it slip during one of her clumsy attempts to seduce me.”

“Well, he’s popped up in almost every pack over the last couple of years,” Cooper said. “But he’s not always there in association with Charles company, and he often uses an alias in those cases. So it took us some time to make a connection, but we still couldn’t tie him to Charles definitively. Until now, at least.”

I looked at Malcolm through the glass, holding back the storm of emotions boiling within me.

“I’m going to have to start a war, aren’t I?” I asked quietly. “I’m not letting him live.”

“My suggestion – call an urgent Gathering,” Cooper said. “We know there has to be Alphas involved in this. However, I don’t think any are as directly involved as the leaders, but there are some who have at least turned a blind eye to their practices. You need to offer them the option to back out. To turn

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against the Waar Pak Society. Allow us to set up provisions to hunt the participants down.”

“You think that would actually work?” I asked.

probably your best option. Including all the other Alphas in this matter supports you and Ayla’s claim against the

little bitterly. “The fact that I’ve already gained enemies is bad enough. I

far as we know, no other pack knows about your connection to this. It may be better for you to arrive with the rest of them. To show neutrality. This is our fight.”

I told you before, my dear,” Harden stated, “your father was a close friend. I despise the Waar Pak‘ s ideals. Anyone who stands with their beliefs, stands against me and my pack. If fighting this battle helps protect Jack’s daughter, well, that’s

start to form in Ayla’s eyes before she embraced Harden. He chuckled as he patted her back. She swiped her eyes

sheepishly. “I’m a

fact, I think you

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Ayla replied in confusion. “Can I even do that? It’s

will be informed of what is going on by their mates. Their opinions will have weight. And yes, a Luna has every right to call a Gathering. I agree with

rubbed Ayla’s back in support. I had every faith that she could do this. I even sensed an eagerness beneath the

returned

has

him,” Ayla

I asserted. “I don’t want you in there with him. Malcolm is smart. Sleazy and obnoxious, too, yes, but still smart. I’d be too worried he’d use whatever happened in there against you if the Alphas request his testimony. If Harden and Cooper agree that we shouldn’t wait, then I can handle

would be wise to get what we can out of him as soon as possible.”

my father, would you mind helping Ayla

be my

urgency of the upcoming events looming over me. I would make our world safe for her. Even if it was the

and I didn’t bother hiding the pleasure it gave me to see. I

time to