Chapter 249: Theo

I watched Ayla as she conversed with Dasha. I didn’t even think she realized I had noticed. Whatever was going through her mind, whatever was being said between them, needed to happen. Kieran had been quiet for days. Only snippets of his rage and anguish would push through at times. But he was at the edge of my consciousness now. As if he was waiting for something.

Ayla’s hands had stopped, and she

Bill for

a long moment. I

couldn’t see Dasha in her eyes. She was just deep in thought. I reached

up and lifted her chin, my eyes meeting hers.

“Are you okay?” I asked gently, running the pad of my jawline.

umb along her

She took a deep, slow breath, stepping into my arms as hers slid around my waist. “I’m getting there,” she replied softly. “I know I should be questioning what I did tonight, but I’m not. It still feels like it was the necessary thing to do.”

“It was,” I agreed firmly. “Too many people have believed they could best us. They made targets out of us. At the very least, they will think twice now. We had a right to do what we did.”

“We will still be a target for others, though,” she said calmly. “We could reduce that by refusing to merge the stones. Give the halves to the Alpha leaders to protect.” She sighed again. “What do you think about all this business with the Moonstone?”

I brushed her wet hair from her face, holding her tightly to me. “I think there is some validity to what we are finding out. However, we can’t move forward with anything unless we both agree to it. Whatever is

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to happen, we’re meant to do it together. That I

expression became serious

little taken aback by how sure she sounded. I understood why she had been against it in the first place. She has had so little peace in her life. Our time together was supposed to provide her with that. I was

change of heart?” I

replied. “She believes we are meant to do this. She’s always believed. She…” Ayla paused as her brow furrowed. “She said this will fix things. That it will make us all stronger again. Like we are supposed

and Dasha both knew something we didn’t. They

asked, reaching

Ayla replied as she grabbed our towels. “She won’t tell me. She keeps telling me to trust her. The truth is, I’ve been denying her for too long. She has

know this will likely

that’s not a reason not to do it. But we still need to get approval from the other pack leaders. Or at least, the majority of them. If we go against them on this, it will guarantee

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Mona thinks this will benefit all the packs, and I

Ayla said as she grabbed some clothes. “You know, something that lessens the power imbalance this will

pulling on a pair of

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