The Luna’s Choice by Kat Silver

Chapter 9: Ayla

There was a throbbing in my head that brought me back to consciousness. I heard a strange beeping sound. It was

annoying. I opened my eyes slowly, trying to adjust to the light. It didn’t take long. The room was rather dim, which I was grateful for.

I had no idea where I was. I tried to remember what had happened. As I looked around, I realized I was in a hospital room. I remembered. I was in a car accident. I tried to reach

Dasha.

She was still gone.

It was okay. She needed more time. She probably didn’t even realize what had happened.

I tried to sit up but ended up stifling a cry as pain shot through my side, forcing me to take shallow breaths.

“Easy,” a deep, gentle voice said from somewhere next to me. I looked over to see a man standing from a chair next to the bed. “You’re quite beat up. That was a pretty bad accident you were in.”

I suddenly remembered why I lost control of the car.

“There was someone in the road,” I said frantically, my voice hoarse from my dry throat. “Are they okay? Did I hit them?”

The man picked up a cup of water and helped me drink. “He’s fine. Feeling quite foolish for getting caught in the road and a bit guilty for causing someone to get hurt because of it.”

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“Well, as long as he’s okay, that’s the important thing. He’ll have another opportunity to not be foolish next time.”

The gentlemen chuckled. He seemed to be older than me, maybe around Zeff’s age. He had beautiful green eyes and dark brown hair. His perfect, white teeth were a contrast to his tanned skin and the dark stubble that covered a strong jaw. He smelled good, too, like a forest of pines and balsam. He was dressed nicely in a suit, so he wasn’t a doctor. So, who was he?

“Um, I’m sorry, but do I know you?” I asked, trying to slowly sit myself up again. The man reached up and braced my shoulders to help me. “Thank you.”

“You’re welcome,” he replied. “And to answer your question, no, you don’t know me.”

He reached and gently held my chin, lifting it to look him in the eye. He seemed to be examining me. Like he was looking for something. I wasn’t sure if he found it, but he gave me a small smile.

“I’m Kingston Amvorov. You crashed not too far from my house. I’m afraid I was the fool in the middle of the road,” he said a little bashfully.

“Why were you in the middle of the road?” I asked assertively.

He gave me a sheepish grin. “That’s… a bit of a long story. I’ll tell you another time. Right now, I should get a nurse.”

nodded my concession, taking the few minutes he was gone to look myself over to

throbbing in my head told me I

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the pain in my side when I tried to sit up, and breathing wasn’t exactly pleasant. So I bet I had at least one broken rib. But

was a dull throbbing that was a little more intense than

worst.

the room with Kingston right behind her. She smiled sweetly as she checked my vitals and administered another dose of pain medicine. When she was done, she let me know she would be back in a couple of hours, but

should feel free to call her. I thanked her, and as I watched her leave, I was very aware of

eyes on me.

the chair closer, taking a

you can tell me why you’re not healing,” Kingston

I shouldn’t have been. He would have immediately known I was a shifter, which means I shouldn’t have needed this much medical attention. Depending

But Dasha was gone.

healing abilities came from

be, I wasn’t

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seemed like a nice guy, but reliving one of the worst weeks of

story. Maybe I’ll tell you another time,” I said with

expression sobered up. “But I am going to have to insist

crashed, but I knew it must

Garner,” Kingston rushed. “No one here is

their lands, they will. He’ll find me.” I pushed the blankets off me as I started to pull at the tubes and wires hooked to me, ignoring. the sharp pain in my side and head. I

Garner, calm down. You’re not in Greytooth territory. No one is going to

I had managed to remove must have triggered an alarm because

just had a little bit of

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rushed to my side and gave me a gentle smile, and quickly reattached everything I had pulled off and readjusted the pillows elevating

I turned to Kingston, my fear not completely absolved. A rogue was a target for any Alpha or ranking wolf. He had the right to

“You’re the Alpha?”

am,” he replied. “You’re in Sablemane

I’m a rogue, why… why save

you in this situation, but I would be hard–pressed to believe you deserve it,” Kingston

know

the first thing you did was check to make sure I was okay. That takes a special kind of strength, Ms. Garner. If some other Alpha isn’t smart enough to see that or