Tangled in Moonlight: Unshifted (Ava and Lucas)

Chapter 208

Chapter 208 Ava: Moon Goddess (I)

At least the physical pain is over, Selene says as I'm groaning on my bed, limper than an overcooked noodle.

"It isn't over. I'm still dying."

You'll be fine. This is why you should have kept up with your exercise. Even a few days off and you're already back to being out of shape.

"Must be nice to be a dog. You never get sore."

That's because I don't sit around like a couch potato.

Harsh.

But true.

Sliding off my bed in the most dramatically sore fashion I can muster, I ignore Selene's snort and tremble-walk the entire length of the room to the closet where I set the magic book.

Mrs. Elkins goes home today, right?

"Right. They're driving her to Cedarwood. Lucas sent scouts to make sure she gets there okay."

"Enforcers," Marcus corrects me from his corner.

He doesn't offer to help me get what I want, but he's quick to make sure I'm calling his comrades by the right title. Giving him a sour look, I amend, "Enforcers."

Grabbing the book off the top shelf, I decide to sit on the floor in front of the closet, not really wanting to walk on sore legs all the way to the bed. My muscles protest even this, quivering more than a leaf in the wind.

Look at you, taking the lazy way out, Selene mocks, her voice echoing in my mind with a teasing lilt.

"I'm not being lazy," I retort, settling cross-legged on the plush carpet. "I'm being efficient. Why waste energy when I can just sit here?"

Selene snorts, her furry head shaking in amusement. Don't come crying to me when your butt goes numb.

her like a child, I

is cool to touch,

and I carefully open the book. Once again,

magical lock

it from a mentor, of

don't have one,

flip through the pages, my fingertips start to tingle, a sensation that's almost familiar. It's like a gentle current of electricity dancing across my

feels like being gently shocked, doesn't it?

have no idea how she knows

I mutter, "No, it's more than that. It's like..." I trail off,

into my chest. My heart beats faster, and I feel a strange pull, as if the book is drawing me in. I close my eyes, letting the sensation wash over me, trying to make

a bolt of lightning, a memory flashes through

suitcase? Or the dresser? She sounds hesitant, and I block out the pain and exhaustion in

in hand. "At the apartment, I touched this once, and it had this same feeling on my fingers. I was shocked.

dubious. But unlike then, there's

"Is there a scent?"

was then,

So, she doesn't know.

spend that much time

"Sorry, sorry."

light, its silver chain cool against my fingertips, much like the clasp holding the book

yet there's warmth

it's alive, pulsing with

intently, her blue eyes fixed on

that I have to

a deep breath, I place the pendant on the blank page. For a moment, the world seems to freeze. The air grows heavy, thick with anticipation. Even the dust motes hanging

pounding in my ears. One

And…

Nothing.

threatens to suck me under the waves of anticipation, holding me

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