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 dormant. Our bond is

don't know enough about this, but Sister Miriam knows. She's

his chair, his eyes never leaving mine. "And you trust

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 putting the people around me

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

Thoughtful. Concerned. Calm.

Ever the rational alpha.

I tell

moment.

What an odd

then. Yes, he's a good man, Ava. She doesn't sound like she's choking over the words anymore,

his fingers tensing for a moment over my hand. "I

"Yes?"

you to stay away

"But that's—"

now. Just until Kellan and I can look into this a little more.

my hand from his. "Lucas,

we're going to do everything in our power

look into things. I know it's dangerous, but it's a risk I'm

not alone, Ava. We are all in this with you. But I can't

asking

takes a deep breath, and Selene pipes up

yet he is still trying to see your

prompting me to reach down

my shows on the couch. You two can have this fight anywhere, but if clothes come off, I ask that

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

us.

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

then that I realize the effects of

say that to him. I should have blabbed my entire

the

talk to me," he says hesitantly, distracting me from that line of thought. "I

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

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