Tangled in Moonlight: Unshifted (Ava and Lucas)

Chapter 25

Chapter 25 Ava: A Familiar Scent

Selene growls, pacing as she sniffs every corner of the room. Her hackles are stiff. Even though she's just a dog right now, it's still intimidating.

That bastard was here, Selene confirms, after sniffing around the bedroom. He won't harm you. Her lip curls back into a soft snarl. I can smell his regret with every step he took.

I collapse, my legs too weak to hold me up. That refreshed, revitalized feeling is gone. Only fear remains.

"What am I going to do? I can't stay here. If he found me, that means Dad can find me."

Perhaps. Selene stretches with a large yawn. I would not worry yet, cub. You are not as defenseless as you once were, and you cannot run forever.

"But—"

You cannot run forever, Selene repeats forcefully, and I fall silent, struggling against the panic fluttering against my ribcage. One day, you might have to fight back.

Fight back?

I'd never imagined fighting back.

How can a wolfless defect fight back?

she reminds me, settling on the couch after a few circles. You

will we do?" I ask

simply. Just as you have been. Do

* * *

let Selene's words wash over me. Live. Just live. It sounds so simple when she says it like

You cannot

frown tugs at my

pushes my arm with her cold, wet nose. Exercise. Train your body as you would your mind. You cannot rely solely on

her. I'm not completely soft. I've had to learn to

sense. I'm nothing compared to shifters. She wants me to get fit. To toughen up, build muscle, increase my stamina. A tremor of

Todd—or anyone from my pack—comes for me again, I need to be able to defend

I steel my resolve. "Okay. What

week. I spin a vague story about a class I've decided to take, not daring to

dear. As long as you can have your work done before

over me. "Thank you, Mrs.

gives me one of her warm, grandmotherly smiles. "Not a problem,

return, her kindness lancing through

privacy of my small living room—push-ups, sit-ups, air squats, a hundred each. My muscles strain and burn with the unaccustomed exertion, but I grit my teeth and push through

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