The Luna’s Choice (Theo and Ayla) by Kat Silver
Chapter 197

Chapter 197

Chapter 47: Ayla

Theo insisted I skip dinner with the family and had food brought up to me so I could get my schedulereorganized and work on homework. I was nervous about not going and sent Kingston a messageletting him know I was fine and would see him in the cellar for the interrogation later. He questioned myabsence at first, but when I told him I just had a lot to catch up on, he was understanding.

I had felt bad all day because he was having to fend for himself. Normally, schedules were clearedwhen another Alpha visited another pack, and the focus was primarily on them. However, consideringwhy he was here, Theo thought it was best we didn’t draw too much attention to him. Besides, this wasso unexpected that there wasn’t a lot either of us could move around. But I still felt like I was failing inmy Luna duty as his host, and it was stressing me out.

And to be honest, I was just cranky.

I didn’t know why, but I had been in a bad mood all day. I snapped at Maggie at one point, which I feltawful about. And that nearly led me to tears. I apologized but still felt terrible. I didn’t want to be aroundanyone and risk it happening again. So, despite being worried about Theo and Kingston getting alongwithout me, I was grateful to have the time to myself and collect my thoughts.

After Theo left, I tried to focus on my reading assignment for my philosophy class. I was having a hardtime getting into it when my phone rang.

“Hey, Zeff,” I answered.

“Hey, Ayls,” he said brightly. “Everything okay?”

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“Yeah,” I replied. “Just in a mood today.”

“Uh–oh, what did Theo do?” he teased.

“He didn’t do anything,” I assured him. “He’s been great. I just woke up on the wrong side of the bed.”

“It sounds like you need some time with your best friend,” he hinted.

“Yeah, that could be it.” I chuckled. “Are you still set to arrive

tomorrow afternoon?”

“Yep. My flight lands at four.”

“Okay,” I said. “Maybe I’ll try to be there to pick you up. We can grab some dinner.”

“That sounds great,” he said. “Also, have you had a chance to look over the new letters I sent you?”

“Not yet,” I said, my voice cracking as guilt and tears started to creep up again. “I’m sorry. WithKingston coming in and everything else. I’ve been swamped. But I’m working on clearing some thingsout tonight.”

“No worries, Ayls,” he said, his tone becoming more serious. “Honestly, sweetie, it’s no big deal. Wehave other content to post.”

“I know,” I said. “But I know the readers are expecting another article soon, and so many submittedrequests, I just don’t want to let them down.”

“You won’t,” he insisted. “We’ll talk about it tomorrow. Don’t even think about it until then, okay?”

“Yeah, okay,” I pouted.

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“I’ve got to let you go,” he replied. “But if you need anything, you just let me know.”

“I know.”

“Love you, Ayls,” Zeff said.

“Love you, too.”

I hung up the phone and set it back down on the table. I looked over the books and papers scattered infront of me. With a frustrated sigh, I forced my fingers through my hair and pushed my chair away fromthe table.

Studying wasn’t happening for me. So, I decided to take a long, hot bath to help calm my nerves andrelax a little. I started the tap and picked out some aromatherapy salts and bubble bath. I checked thetime and played music before stripping down and climbing into the steaming tub. I had a couple ofhours before I needed to be ready to go to the cellar, so I just sank into the water and let it soothe me.

Theo was right. I needed to stop trying to take on the weight of the world all the time. I couldn’tremember how many times I had told my friends or colleagues there was nothing wrong with taking

some for themselves. I needed to replace balance. That meant slowing down a little and taking advantagethat we weren’t under any immediate threat.

I took deep breaths until I was relaxed, my body feeling looser than it had most of the day. I was socomfortable that I barely noticed Theo come in. He brushed a hand over my hair and kissed my headbefore kneeling by the tub. He reached in, gently lifted my ankle, and began massaging my foot. Igroaned as the pressure of his thumbs relieved the aches and pains. He moved to the next foot, thenup my leg, kneading my calf, then my thigh.

Desire flared through my core as his fingers approached the apex of my

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legs. I lifted my hips, but right as I thought he would touch my folds, his hands moved down to my otherleg.

“Theo.” I whimpered,

“Sshhh,” he hushed. “We have time, love.”

He continued working my muscles, moving on to my hands and arms, teasing my breasts in between.His hand lifted the nape of my neck as his mouth took mine. His hand slid smoothly beneath the wateralong my navel until it finally settled between my legs. I moaned against his lips as he deftly worked myclit, slipping a finger inside.

I gripped his shirt as he pushed me towards my release. His lips moved down my jaw, still holding myneck as he nipped at my mark, sending electricity straight to my core, throwing me over the edge as Icried

out.