The Luna’s Choice (Theo and Ayla) by Kat Silver
Chapter 259

Chapter 259: Ayla

“When did Alpha Kingston say he was bringing the other stone?” Sister Mona asked as we waited inone 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 itdrew too much attention to him moving it. Besides, he has things to take care of in his own pack. Hewas 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 hadchanged 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 behere 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 wereclose.”

“Yes, and he’s a good man,” I insisted. “He understands full well how important this is. I know he will behere. 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 replaceing Grogan,” I said. “He’s one of the mainperpetrators of the Onyxcrown massacre. There’s a lifelong vendetta there. So it’s no surprise heseemed upset.”

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

“Yes, we are aware,” I said. “that’s why Kingston is taking every precaution when bringing the stoneover. He will keep us and we will keep you informed throughout the entire process. But it won’t mattermuch if we don’t learn what it is Theo and I are even supposed to do to get the stones back together.”

I was indicating the reason we were there. We were meant to be going over the ritual so we would beprepared. We were just waiting on Theo to come back with our half of the Moonstone. Which he walkedin right at that minute carrying the metal box that held the stone. He paused for a moment, feeling theslight tension in the room.

“Everything okay?” he asked, eyeing me curiously.

“Everything is fine,” I said. “Just voicing some concerns about the ceremony and upcoming move.”

“Ah, yes,” he replied. “We’ll get all the logistics sorted out with the Moon Haven move right after theceremony. How do the rest of the sister’s feel about rejoining wolf society?”

His tone was cheerful as he sat next to me, giving me a kiss on the

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temple. He had been in such a wonderful mood lately. It was hard not to adopt the same excitement.

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“They are quite pleased with the suggestion, actually,” she said with a bright smile. “Most of them atleast. They are all packing and preparing for the move as we speak.”

“That’s good to hear,” Theo replied. “Now, what are we supposed to be doing with this thing on thesolstice?”

Theo turned the key to the box and opened it up. Resting on a black velvet cu shion inside was a redstone. It wasn’t faceted like a gemstone but still translucent. Almost like glass. However, it was morethan evident that this stone was far more than just simple glass. There was a feeling a sense of powerthat radiated from it that was impossible to miss when standing close to it.

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“We’ve designated the spot where you two will stand,” Sister Mina explained. “It is important that youare outside in the open so that you are completely under the eclipse. The ritual has to happen duringthe totality period. Luckily, that should give us about and hour, so we have some wiggle room. Themost important part is that you perform the blood offering within that time.”

“Blood offering?” Theo repeated.

“The Moonstone was created using the blood of your ancestors,” Sister Mina stated. “That is why yourfamilies have such a strong connection to it. It will take both of your bloods to reconstitute it.”

“That’s no big deal,” I replied. It wasn’t any different than what I had done for the blood oath to the otherpack leaders.

“That’s it?” Theo asked. “That seems pretty easy considering how difficult it seemed to pull it apart inthe first place.”

“Well, the stone was meant to be one,” Sister Mona pointed out. “However, I fear it does sound moresimple than it may be in reality.

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You both will have to hold the stone entirely uninterrupted until it becomes one again. No one can touchyou. You can’t move from your spot. And your blood must flow for however long it takes.”

Theo and I looked at each other.

“But we heal too fast,” I said.

Sister Mona nodded. “Yes, a small dose of wolfsbane will be necessary to counteract that.”

I fidgeted a little. “One problem with that,” I replied. “I’m immune to wolfsbane. It won’t have the sameeffect.”

“Oh,” Sister Mona breathed. “Oh dear. I guess we will need to replace another option. I would hate for youto have to continuously cut yourself to get through this. I’m not sure how long it will actually take.”

Theo muttered something under his breath.

“What was that?”

“Mina said Lloyd killed himself using some kind of poison that Harry had developed,” he explained. “Itwas some kind of wolfsbane hybrid. She said he died of massive internal bleeding.”

“We don’t want that much of her blood, Alpha,” Sister Mona interjected.

“Of course not,” Theo said. “He took a huge, unadulterated dosage. But all of his research on it waswith his stuff. We can have Mina and the pack doctor take and look and see if it could be a safealternative. It would make sense that that was Harry’s reason for creating it in the first place. He waslooking for the stone’as is was.”

“Yeah, he wouldn’t have known there were two pieces that had to be united,” I pointed out.

“Couldn’t he?” Theo replied. “There was already so much he knew that

we had no idea about.”

He was right. It did make sense.

“Okay,” I agreed. “Let’s check it out.”