The Luna’s Choice by Kat Silver

Chapter 85: Ayla

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Chapter 85: Ayla

Theo held the door to our apartment open for me and I walked in, careful not to brush against him. I paused two feet inside our home. It felt wrong now. Foreign and cold. I wondered if it would ever feel warm and welcoming again. I knew it would never feel the same.

The door shut behind me and Theo’s hand went to the small of my back. I tensed and he pulled it away. It was just a force of habit. Why else would he touch me? Why would he want to touch me anymore?

I pushed the thoughts from my head. I knew it was the grief talking. Mina had spent the day by my side. Admittedly, I didn’t speak much. One of the times I did was to say that Theo would never forgive me. That he’d never look at me the same.

It didn’t help that I didn’t want him to.

His touch just reminded me of every other touch. And what they led to. And what we lost.

I was such a mix of contradicting emotions that I couldn’t make sense of it all. In my head, I knew I needed to grieve. I needed to mourn. But my heart didn’t know how. When my father died, I had a purpose. I had something to keep me going every day. I knew what my father would want. I had his memory to guide me through it all.

But I never got the chance to know my child. I didn’t know what my pup would have wanted me to do.

“Ayla,” Theo’s voice made me jump, pulling me out of my reverie.

I was standing in the middle of the living room. I was suddenly aware

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took a step back. I didn’t look at him. I couldn’t look at him. I couldn’t stand the hurt

not… but when you are, I’m here. I’m ready to talk when you are. You

know why, but it felt like he was saying goodbye. Before I could read more into the feeling,

to go away. I’m not…

Theo said. “Ayla, it’s okay. I’ve told everyone to stay away

I desperately wanted to stop him, but that would require touching him. And I couldn’t bring myself to do that. So, I worked to steady my breathing as

eyes with my mother. Behind her was

much I needed her. How much I needed my family. My knees buckled and we sank to the floor. I don’t know how long we sat there,

you doing here?” I asked when I finally

face and hair. “Theo called. He said

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