The Luna’s Choice by Kat Silver

Chapter 88: Theo

I went back to the apartment and found Marie in the kitchen.

“Alpha Theo,” she greeted me. “I didn’t get a chance to thank you. Well, for everything, really. But mostly for letting me be with her now. It means so much.”

“She needed her mother,” I said.

“She did,” Marie agreed. “If I’m being honest, I never thought I’d see the day that Ayla needed me again. I know that is mostly my fault. But it means more than I can express that I can actually be who she needs me to be.”

“I’m grateful for that, too,” I replied. “But right now, I need to talk to Ayla. It’s important. Do you mind giving us some space?”

“Oh, yes,” Marie said with a nervous nod. “Of course. I’ll get our stuff settled into our room down the hall.”

“Thank you,” I said.

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I waited for the front door to close before I took a slow step towards my bedroom. There was a pit in my stomach as my nerves ate away at me. I didn’t know what to expect from our conversation, but I knew I needed to fix whatever was broken between Ayla and me.

I needed my mate.

So badly I needed her right now.

I crossed the threshold into our room and had the wind knocked out of

me. Ayla was up out of bed. But she was packing.

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are you doing?” I

turned to me. “I’m leaving,” she said defiantly before going

chest felt like a vice had clamped down on it. I knew she would need some time but I never imagined she

I was about to beg her to stay, but I stopped myself. That wasn’t the support she needed right now. “Ayla, we need to talk. I need to

voice quivering. “I get it. I wouldn’t want me either. I’ll be out

her. “What are you talking about?

it, Theo,” Ayla cried. “I can’t hear it. Please. Just let me go and I’ll leave you

urged, completely

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I not?” she seethed, turning on me. “I have failed at everything. I can’t even make it through a semester of

“Sees what?”

sister all along. And now that no one can deny that, you can get rid of me and take her

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“You think

arms as she hit me. Agonizing so bs wracking her body as she cried. I managed to get my arms around her and held

her, waiting for her to calm enough that she

how smart

“Don’t deny it…”

every fiber of my being,” I insisted strongly. “How could you ever think I would want her over you? That could never, ever happen,

“But she’s better…”

I gripped her face, making her look me in the eye. “Stop. Don’t do this to me, baby. Please. I can’t lose you now. I don’t want her. I could never want

Theo,” she gasped. “I lost our

me. I know it hurts. I’m hurting,