Tangled in Moonlight: Unshifted (Ava and Lucas)

Chapter 27

Chapter 27 Ava: Watched

I step into my apartment, muscles aching from another grueling self-defense session with Kyle. Despite the pain, I can feel myself getting stronger.

A heavy sigh escapes my lips as I kick off my shoes, relishing the feeling of being home, safe within these walls. Selene's thoughts brush against my consciousness, a comforting feeling after an awful day, as she pads over to the couch to take a nap.

You did well today. You're progressing rapidly, as I knew you would.

I nod, offering a weary smile. "Thanks. I feel like a truck hit me, but in a good way, you know?"

A low chuckle reverberates through our bond. Rest, my human. You've earned it.

Peeling off my sweat-drenched clothes, I make my way to the bathroom, the promise of a hot shower beckoning me. As the water cascades over my aching muscles, I allow my mind to drift, replaying the events of the day.

And inevitably, my thoughts turn to him.

Lucas.

Just the mere thought of his name sends a shiver down my spine, a heady mixture of longing and resentment coiling deep within me. I can still see the intensity in his golden eyes, the way his gaze seemed to strip me bare.

Unbidden, my body responds to the memory, a traitorous flush creeping up my neck as desire unfurls in my core. I curse inwardly, hating the way he still has this effect on me, even after everything that transpired between us.

you away like

striking a chord deep within me. She's right, of course. Lucas had his chance, and he squandered it, crushing my heart beneath the heel of his contempt. The pain of that rejection

"Believe me, I haven't forgotten." And yet,

just because the bond tries to call you, she finally says. You are worth more

done anything to me in weeks, if you don't count breaking into my apartment when I'm not home. Even at work, he'd stepped aside as soon as I brushed him

isn't dangerous. Well—not that kind of

heart, though… That, I need to

* * *

passes in

note on my apartment door. It only says, "I'm so sorry," with Lucas' signature

lunch every day at work. He orders something different each time. Every time I take his card, he looks me in the eyes and says,

takes his coffee

there watching me for hours, like

It's bizarre.

grumbles in the back of my head every time she sees him. I'm grateful that Lucas has yet to realize she's anything

dinner waiting for me at home. Granted, he's broken in to leave it

going to complain if that's all he's doing.

of dog food the first time I came home to dinner, though Selene announced that she was not eating out

donated it to the animal

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