The Luna’s Choice by Kat Silver

Chapter 89: Theo

I held Ayla’s as we entered the cellar. It kept me grounded, even though we were both ready to burn the world down if anyone so much as looked at us wrong. But we would have justice soon enough. Then, all of this would be over. We could work on moving forward with our lives in peace.

Our closest friends stood in the hall outside Amy’s cell. Briggs, Mina, Jimmy, Maggie, even Annabelle. They all stood with determined stances. Kylee stood a short distance from them, but her demeanor was the same as the rest.

“Will is on his way,” Briggs said. “So is Sheriff McCabe. We need the witnesses.”

“Oh, there will be witnesses,” Ayla said as she stared through the glass at the woman inside.

“Has she said anything yet?” I asked.

“Other than nasty comments that earned her that fat lip and blo ody nose, no,” Maggie said.

“How do you want to handle this?” I asked Ayla. “Do you want me to go in first or do this together?”

“We do this together,” she said decisively. She moved to go in but paused, turning back to Jimmy and Briggs. “Don’t let me kill her yet. I have something else in mind.”

Briggs and Jimmy shared a look. Jimmy didn’t even bother to hide his grin.

I opened the door and stepped in. Amy’s head shot up, her eyes falling on me, then moving to Ayla as she followed me in.

“I thought I heard you somehow survived,” she sneered. “Pity.”

replied coldly. “I guess you should have tried harder. Maybe been a little smarter

a total loss.” Her eyes dropped

against the metal table before dragging her up by her hair.

put you up to

the command. “No one.

Waar P ak rhetoric,” Ayla said. “What’s in

of you?” Amy jeered as

would mean death if you were caught. Even you aren’t stu pid enough to risk

You take something from me. I

the table, holding her down as I gripped her neck. I felt her spine start to cr ack as she struggled beneath me.

“Theo,” she pressed.

hold, stepping out of the spray of blood from Amy’s coughing and spluttering. Suddenly, the door burst open

“What kind of psy cho kills

you after you abandoned me? After you gave up on everything you worked for. You’re the

“What happened to you, Amy? Did you even think twice after John told you Ayla

sickening smile spread over Amy’s face. “Who said

you

Amy replied. “Thank

face paled. She looked at Ayla desperately. “I swear I didn’t tell her, Ayla. I swear. I would