Tangled in Moonlight: Unshifted (Ava and Lucas)

Chapter 219

Chapter 219 Ava: The Fae Ward (I)

"I don't have ADHD, Selene."

"Don't you?" Vanessa looks surprised.

"Do I?" My surprise mirrors hers.

"I assumed you… Well, I'm not a doctor, only a pack healer, so I could be wrong."

"ADHD or not, we're taking too long. Let's go, children. Ava, finish your conversation or talk while you walk, please."

Sister Miriam's stern housemistress voice has us all straightening up and following, as I mutter into the phone, "We're all safe, and have a few things to tell you later when we get settled."

Kellan sighs. "Make sure you call, Ava. And call Lucas too. You know he's going to be worried. I've already updated him through text. Since he hasn't blown my phone up or ripped my head off from afar, I can only assume he's busy with the Council."

"Got it. I will."

Hanging up, I see Vanessa sliding her own phone into her pocket, flashing an amused smile in my direction. "Had to text Vester and warn him."

"Doesn't he know you're doing this?"

"Of course, but he worries."

As we walk, Vanessa quickens her pace to catch up with Sister Miriam. "What did you mean earlier, before we went through the portal? About that vampire in Blackwood territory never existing?"

Sister Miriam pauses, turning to face us with an enigmatic smile. "Ah, yes. Marjory, was it? The one who died screaming during your interrogation?"

My best guess is that she's talking about my neighbor, Margot Mitchell. The idea that she's dead sits heavy on my mind; I'm not sure how to feel about it.

did you even know about

sighs. "That vampire was not real," she continues, her voice low and serious. "He was a fabrication, a clever illusion designed to sow

I trot a little faster to reach her side. "Who would do

a complicated answer. One that I believe you will

you won't

some things I cannot tell you, wolf. No matter what price

myself drawn to the eclectic mix of artifacts on display. A gleaming sword catches my eye, its blade etched with intricate

it?" Sister Miriam notes, following my gaze. "That sword once belonged to a great warrior, a man who fought alongside the

just above the cool metal. "How did you

knack for acquiring

in the air, a reminder of the vast chasm of experience and knowledge that separates Sister Miriam from the rest of us. I can't even begin to imagine the

the beginning," Sister Miriam says, as if reading my thoughts.

main foyer, where a peculiar group awaits

resemblance to the thralls who served me during my previous visit to Sister Miriam's home.

the maturity of a woman well into her forties. Long blonde pigtails frame

falter in our steps, taken aback by the sight before us. Vanessa mutters under her breath, her medical knowledge kicking into gear as she

ever seen a gnome before?"

quickly apologizes for her rudeness. "I'm sorry, I didn't mean to stare. I've never even of gnomes. Just the garden

clouds the

I've never encountered

seen Vanessa so

her arms over her chest. "Well, now you have. And I'd appreciate it

something about it warding off bad energy. But they look nothing like the woman

as she takes in her scent. The gnome woman

authoritative. Selene, startled by the gnome's reaction, takes a few steps

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