The Luna’s Choice by Kat Silver

Chapter 259: Ayla

“When did Alpha Kingston say he was bringing the other stone?” Sister Mona asked as we waited in one of the rooms in the cellar for Theo.

“He’ll be here two days before the solstice,” I informed her. “He didn’t want to return sooner in case it drew too much attention to him moving it. Besides, he has things to take care of in his own pack. He was here too long.”

“And you’re sure he still has it?” she asked.

She had been worried about Kingston’s half of the Moonstone ever since he left. I don’t know what had changed but she seemed suspicious of something.

“You keep asking about Kingston and the stone,” I pointed out. “Why are you so concerned he won’t be here with it? He’s one of our biggest supporters.”

“Is he?” she asked.

“Why are you asking?” I snipped, getting a little annoyed.

Seeing my change in attitude, Sister Mona sighed. “My apologies. I know you and Alpha Kingston were close.”

“Yes, and he’s a good man,” I insisted. “He understands full well how important this is. I know he will be here. What I don’t know is why you seem to think he won’t be.”

“It’s not that I don’t believe he will bring it,” Sister Mora said. Her

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brow furrowed as she searched for the words to explain. “Before he left, I felt a dark cloud around him. Something changed. Something shifted with him and he seemed conflicted.”

“He was upset that he was at a dead end with finding Grogan,” I said. “He’s one of the main perpetrators of the Onyxcrown massacre. There’s a lifelong vendetta there. So it’s no surprise he seemed upset.”

you’re right,” she said. “But I suppose this Grogan character is another concern we should be worried

said. “that’s why Kingston is taking every precaution when bringing the stone over. He will keep us and we will keep you informed throughout the entire process. But it won’t matter much

reason we were there. We were meant to be going over the ritual so we would be prepared. We were just waiting on Theo to come back with our half of the

okay?” he asked,

“Just voicing some concerns about the ceremony and

with the Moon Haven move right after the ceremony. How do

next

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wonderful mood lately. It was hard not to adopt

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she said with a bright smile. “Most of them at

are we supposed

it up. Resting on a black velvet cu shion inside was a red stone. It wasn’t faceted like a gemstone but still translucent. Almost like glass. However, it was more than evident that this stone was far more than just simple glass. There was a feeling a sense of power that radiated from

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Mina explained. “It is important that you are outside in the open so that you are completely under the eclipse. The ritual has to happen during the totality period. Luckily, that should give us about and hour, so we have some

“Blood offering?” Theo repeated.

created using the blood of your ancestors,” Sister Mina stated. “That is why your families have such a strong connection to it. It will

I replied. It wasn’t any different than what I had done

considering how difficult it seemed to pull it

Sister Mona pointed out. “However,

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