Tangled in Moonlight: Unshifted (Ava and Lucas)

Chapter 153

Chapter 153 Ava: A Weight off Her Shoulders

This isn't so bad, right? I ask Selene, buoyed by the gentle smile on Lucas' face.

At first I thought it was a facade to hide his anger, but he doesn't once lash out.

Doesn't berate me.

Doesn't yell.

Just nods. Smiles. Listens.

And accepts it all.

Right, Selene says, but she sounds evasive.

So when Lucas hands me a glass of water and nudges me to sit at the table across from him, I do without hesitation.

"Okay," he finally says, leaning over the table to stare into my eyes. "Lay it on me."

He sounds a little like he's bracing himself. I can't blame him. I am, too.

I take a deep breath. "I'm not a normal shifter."

He nods slowly. "We've established this."

I inhale sharply, searching for the right words. How do I explain something I barely understand myself? The power within me is like the wind; it exists, and occasionally makes itself known, but I can't search for it.

"I have some kind of magical aptitude," I finally say, meeting Lucas' gaze. "But I need training to control it. Without proper guidance, it could be dangerous."

Lucas stares at me, his brow furrowed. The silence stretches between us, heavy with unspoken questions.

"What do you mean by magical aptitude, Ava?" His voice is steady, but I can sense the underlying concern.

The weight of my own ignorance is crushing, and I can only shrug. "I'm not entirely sure, to be honest. All I know is that there's a power inside me, and it's not like anything I've ever known. You saw it, too. The night you saved me."

His eyes narrow as he thinks back. "Your running. We assumed it was some sort of side effect from your dormant wolf."

I say, "She wasn't

enough about this, but Sister Miriam knows. She's going to connect me with a teacher so I can learn to control

his eyes never leaving mine. "And you trust this Sister

I trust her completely, but she seems to know more about what's happening to me than anyone else." Light reflects off the water in my glass, and I lower my eyes, turning the cup in circles. "I need to know more about this power. It's

of his touch is comforting, and I peek at his

Thoughtful. Concerned. Calm.

Ever the rational alpha.

a good man, I tell Selene in

a moment. You don't smell

What an

doesn't sound like she's choking over the words anymore, but there's something there that

he says, his fingers tensing for a moment over

"Yes?"

you to stay away from Sister

"But that's—"

Just until Kellan and I can look into this

my hand from his. "Lucas, I know

I do, sweetheart. And we're going to do everything in

into things. I know it's dangerous, but it's a risk I'm willing to take on if I can get even one step closer to

in this with you. But I can't

not asking for permission,

know." His eyes close as he takes a deep breath, and Selene pipes

room since you first started talking, and yet he is still trying to see your side. Do not be afraid to speak your mind, Ava. Only communication will get

prompting me to reach down and

this fight anywhere, but if

she saunters back to the living room, having

us. "What's going

switch the channel—there's a talk show on now—to her second favorite, which is running

only then that I realize the effects

been able to say that to

the

distracting me from that line of

he's reciting lines from a

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