Tangled in Moonlight: Unshifted (Ava and Lucas)

Chapter 200

Chapter 200 Ava: Steve (I)

The phone rings.

And rings.

All I get is voicemail, three different times.

Knowing that Lucas is busy with the Council, I just send a quick text for him to call me back when he can.

A knock on my door interrupts us, and Jericho pokes his head in with his typical scowling face. "All good in here?"

"Good," I confirm, as Selene rubs her nose against the ground.

The older shifter watches her as he closes the door behind him. "What's wrong with that?"

The way he emphasizes the 'that' has Selene freezing mid-movement, her lip curling above her teeth in a silent snarl.

Did he just call me—?!

"She is fine. Just sniffed the book and got a little too much magic in her nose."

That grizzly head nods, like it's a normal occurrence. "Every pup has to learn sometime, I guess." After seeing the blank stare on my face, he says, "It isn't unusual to run into the occasional magical artifact. Witches magicked just about everything they put their hands on. One fellow even found a pair of magic underwear."

I stare at Jericho, my mouth hanging open. Magic underwear? Seriously?

He just shrugs, completely unfazed. "Witches are an odd breed."

Shaking his head, he changes the subject. "Your Mrs. Elkins is having breakfast downstairs. Care to join her?"

My heart leaps. "Yes, absolutely!" Eager to talk to her, to ask her more about this book, about magic, about everything, I almost fall back into an old routine.

Secrets.

Tell him, Selene murmurs.

go downstairs, I

* * *

building in the

the building, while two stay outside to

the dimly lit warehouse. Shadows loom in every corner, making me

come with us?" I ask, my voice echoing off the metal

"Someone needs to stay on Blackwood land while I'm away. Besides, Jericho's a

frown, unsatisfied. "Who are we meeting

"You'll see soon enough."

about the building belonging in a movie, and Kellan actually cracks

"Who's Steve?"

who's been

an ominous groan. Kellan leads the way down a set of

professional office, complete with fake plants, paintings on the walls, and several cubicles.

as we approach the

nods. "No

dressed in a suit and tie pops out from beneath the desk, startling me. He can't be more than ten years old. As he climbs onto the chair, my heart

and stares at

you have an appointment?" he

his head. "No. I'm Kellan Ashbourne, and

gaze shifts to me, and I feel like a bug under a microscope.

does

throat. "Ava is Alpha

boy—Steve, I assume—looks taken aback. He studies me intently, his eyes narrowed, before grunting

at the very end. Pausing with his hand

is in a

Okay. He's not Steve.

who the hell is this

operation is this? And why would Lucas and Kellan be involved with

interesting? Selene's voice touches my mind, grumpy and petulant. She's still upset about being left behind,

wooden desk dominating the space. Bookshelves line the walls, filled with anything but books. Instead, there are action

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