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."

say, "She wasn't dormant. Our bond

measured responses. "I don't know enough about this, but Sister Miriam knows. She's going to connect me with a teacher so I can learn to control

chair, 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

warmth of his touch is comforting, and I peek at his face through

Thoughtful. Concerned. Calm.

Ever the rational alpha.

good man, I tell

moment.

What an

She doesn't sound like she's choking over the words anymore,

over my

"Yes?"

"I need you to stay away from Sister

"But that's—"

now," he amends hastily. "For now. Just until Kellan and I can

my brows together, I pull my hand from his. "Lucas, I know

sweetheart. And we're going to do everything

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

alone, Ava. We are all in this with you. But I

not asking for permission,

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

anger has filled this room since you first started talking, and yet he is still trying to see your side. Do

touches my leg, prompting me to reach down and rub her

this fight anywhere, but if clothes come off, I ask that you do

lap, wet with her saliva, she saunters back to the living room,

us. "What's going

show on now—to her second favorite, which is running

the effects of

that to him.

did the effects

hesitantly, distracting me from that line

he's reciting lines from a

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