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."

Selene, I say, "She

but Sister Miriam knows. She's going to connect me with a teacher so I can

his chair, his eyes never

glass, and I lower my eyes, turning the

across the table, his hand covering mine. The warmth of his touch

Thoughtful. Concerned. Calm.

Ever the rational alpha.

I

a moment. You

What an odd

like she's choking over the words anymore, but there's something there

he says, his fingers tensing for a moment over

"Yes?"

torn. "I need you to

"But that's—"

and I can

my brows together, I pull my hand from his. "Lucas, I know you understand that Lisa's

And we're going to do everything

a risk I'm

all in

asking

he takes a deep breath, and Selene pipes up

this 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

my leg, prompting me to reach

on the couch. You two can have this fight anywhere, but

she saunters back to the living room, having made her

us. "What's

second favorite, which

realize the effects

have been able to say that to him. I should have blabbed my entire

did the effects

me from that line of

like he's reciting lines from a book, but Selene's

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