Tangled in Moonlight: Unshifted (Ava and Lucas)

Chapter 180

Chapter 180 Ava: Alerted

Sister Miriam is gone as quickly as she appears, just as my bedroom door slams open.

"Miss Grey, are you all right?" The two guards outside my door are more familiar to me. I think they used to guard me at Lisa's apartment, as well.

Their eyes flick to the two crumpled forms of my guards, and their noses flare at the scent of cigarettes. "We heard two thuds. What happened?"

Their words startle me out of my confusion. "Two thuds? Right now?"

"Yes, just now. What happened?"

The two fallen guards stir on the floor, groaning and grunting as they push themselves to standing. The tall one grabs his head with a curse. "Shit, that fucking hurts."

That dhampir was here too long for them to only come in now, Selene says, grim concern darkening her words.

But it seems impossible. Did time pass slower when she was here?

Selene pads in silence to the guards slowly getting off the floor, sniffing at the head of the taller one. He swats her away, but she avoids his hand easily, wandering around the room to take whiffs of air.

It's like she was never here, Selene marvels in confusion. This makes no sense.

"How the fuck are you two on the ground?" one of the new men snarls, pulling them to their feet with a harsh yank. "If Alpha hears about this—"

The one, Tall Asshole, snorts, swaying as he unfolds himself, still holding gingerly to the spot where the pointed tip of Sister Miriam's heels had stabbed with her kick. "Feels like someone hit me with a fucking bat," he mutters, casting a suspicious stare in my direction. Then he panics, patting all over his chest. "My cigarette! Fuck, where did it go?"

All four guards search the room frantically for the missing cigarette, their gazes sweeping every corner and crevice. The tall one even checks his pockets again, as if the cigarette might have magically reappeared. Their confusion is palpable.

Cigarettes don't just go missing.

I perch on the edge of the bed, my fingers gripping the soft comforter as I observe their futile efforts. Selene sits beside me, her presence a solid warmth against my leg. Her eyes, sharp and knowing, follow the guards' movements.

you were okay, Selene points out, her voice tinged

to be expected. After the massacre, I can't blame them. We both know what they've seen out of me these

be allowed to go out without

a Luna missing from the scene, caring only for

no concern for

for

being their charge; it isn't about my safety. To them, I'm not worthy of the care Lucas bestows

just like the

I can prove otherwise, I can't fight

against the bed in agitation. Their personal feelings shouldn't affect their job. They're supposed to protect you, not ignore you. They're not even worried about how they ended up unconscious. Then she pauses for a second. Well, vampires are well-versed

probably not thinking

of her argument. She's right, of course. The guards' primary responsibility is to ensure my safety, regardless of their opinions or the circumstances that brought us here. But

I tell Selene, my fingers finding comfort in the soft fur behind her ears. But I don't want to cause

upset over their feelings doesn't

is a situation

see it now, even if I don't know

the truth—a

Kellan

trust these wolves,

don't trust, who I've even acknowledged as having

The pack I've chosen.

I

won't find it," I tell them,

my words. The new guards, the ones from outside the door, glance at each

instead. "What happened?" the one on the right says, and I focus on him. His eyes are a

point in the general direction Sister Miriam had stood. "She kicked him," and my finger moves to the taller one, who scowls, "in the head. Probably because she didn't

Blackwood bitch?" Sister Miriam's victim snaps, even as his hand touches the undoubtedly sore spot on his head once again. "Cooking up another fucking bloodbath with your

without even glancing in his direction, studying me closely. "What was her

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