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.

downstairs, I had a

* * *

in the middle of White Peak, which looks like

into the building, while two stay outside to make sure

scratches my throat as we walk through the dimly lit warehouse. Shadows loom in every corner, making me feel like I've stepped into some gritty crime movie set. I glance at Kellan, his face an

ask, my voice

land while I'm away. Besides, Jericho's a lot less

"Who are

"You'll see soon enough."

belonging in a movie, and Kellan actually cracks a smile. "It's

"Who's Steve?"

been helping us

a black metal door that creaks open with an ominous groan. Kellan leads the way down a set of stairs

that greets us. It looks like a professional office, complete with fake plants, paintings on the walls, and several cubicles. The only thing

expecting this," I admit as

nods. "No one

from beneath the desk, startling me. He can't be more than ten years old. As he climbs onto the chair, my heart drops to my feet, waiting for it to

on the seat and stares at us over the

have an appointment?" he asks, his voice high-pitched but

"No. I'm Kellan Ashbourne, and this

remember you." His gaze shifts to me, and

does

throat. "Ava is Alpha Lucas Westwood's

aback. He studies me intently, his eyes narrowed, before grunting and waving us forward.

carpeted hallway to a door at the very end.

quiet. Steve is in a

Okay. He's not Steve.

hell is this

step into the room. What kind of 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, but Kellan was very firm about

The room is an office, with a large wooden desk dominating the space. Bookshelves line the walls, filled with anything but books. Instead, there are action figures mixed with strange

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