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 wasn't dormant. Our

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

back in his chair, his eyes never leaving mine. "And

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

his touch is comforting,

Thoughtful. Concerned. Calm.

Ever the rational alpha.

I tell

moment. You don't

What an odd

like she's choking over the words anymore, but there's something there that I can't quite

a moment over my hand. "I need

"Yes?"

you

"But that's—"

and I can look into this

his. "Lucas, I know you understand that Lisa's in

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

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

are all in this with you. But I can't

asking for permission,

takes a deep breath, and Selene

has filled this room since you first started talking, and yet he is still trying to see

my leg, prompting me to reach down and

the couch. You two can have this fight anywhere, but if clothes come

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

between us.

second favorite, which is running yet another one of her

realize the effects of the food

able to say that to him. I should

the

can't talk to me," he says hesitantly, distracting me from that

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

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