The Luna’s Choice by Kat Silver

Chapter 17: Theo

I hadn’t heard from Briggs in four days, so when I saw his name on my phone screen, I was eager to answer.

“Briggs, did you find anything?”

“I found her car,” he replied, his tone serious and uneasy. “It’s at a junk yard in Sablemane territory. It looks like you were right about the accident.”

I hadn’t felt any pain from her since that first night. But I still felt the burning of our broken bond, so I knew she had to be alive somewhere. At least, I hoped that’s what it meant. I didn‘ t know what I’d feel if she was…

“So she has to be somewhere close by,” I said.

“She would have to be. I doubt she walked away from this on her own. Especially if your assessment of her injuries were correct.” He got quiet for a moment. “There’s a lot of blood here, Theo. If she can’t heal, she won’t be in great shape for a while. I’m going to check the local hospital and see what I can find out. But they’ll sense that she’s a rogue any day now. I don’t know what they’ll do with that.”

“Did you find anything else?” I could tell he was holding back with me, and I wanted to know what he was thinking.

“I went by her house. You’re going to need to tell Kylee and Marie soon. They’ll want to go home.”

“Why?”

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Theo, I’m not inclined to tell you,” he snapped. “I’ll make sure she’s alive and safe.

I growled. His response may have been fair, but I

are things going with Kylee?”

my side. Kylee still didn’t seem to have a clue anything was going on. I

having any doubts or

has changed,” I replied, wondering where he was going

to make sure you’re not planning on making

sighed. “I just want to know that

calmly. “I’m just trying to look out for you, man. This is some serious

felt the loss but wasn’t

do my best,” Briggs said. “But I’m not

“Understood.”

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I hung up the phone, the door to my office burst open. I growled and shot

did you say to her?” he demanded. “Where

now looking for her?” I snarled, not about to put up with this

searching for her,” he yelled. “I’ve looked everywhere. Her phone is off. Her car’s gone.

himself before finishing his sentence, but my

did she

would tell you,” he spat. “All that matters is she would never take it unless she planned on never coming back. So what did you do

it to

“What

him anything. This

cared about her. That much was obvious. And in truth, he hadn’t done a damn thing wrong. But I had. I had made enough mistakes in how I treated my people

a sigh, bringing my hand to my forehead.

her ties,” I said. “She’s a