Tangled in Moonlight: Unshifted (Ava and Lucas)

Chapter 232

Chapter 232 Ava: Bursting In

"But I didn't do anything," I protest. "I just sat here."

"It doesn't matter," Vanessa says, just as Selene says the same thing in my head.

I swear I can hear a smile in my wolf's voice. Sometimes doing nothing is the hardest thing of all.

I look down at my hands, half expecting to see water droplets forming on my skin. But they look the same as always. "Did I really do it, though?"

I don't know. I'm not a wizard.

Pausing at that, I scowl at the air, since she's not near me. "Then what was all that advice about?"

A hunch.

What the hell.

It worked, didn't it?

Can't really argue with that.

The door flies open with a resounding bang, and I nearly leap out of my skin. Before I can even process what's happening, Vanessa's between me and the entrance, her body coiled and ready to strike.

My heart's still racing when Magister Orion bursts in, his massive frame filling the doorway. But it's not his size that catches my attention this time. No, it's the tiny sparks of flame dancing above his head like a bizarre halo. I blink, wondering if I'm hallucinating.

he roars, his voice booming through the room. "You touched

flinching, but there's no mistaking the excitement in his tone. He's practically vibrating with energy as he continues, words

Ava Grey! Do you have any idea how long it usually takes trainees to access their magic? Weeks! Sometimes

reeling from the sudden intrusion. Marcus follows Magister Orion into the room, taking up his usual position in the corner. His face is impassive as ever, but there's a hint of amusement in his

corner, still on high alert but recognizing that we're safe. I'm grateful

room as if seeing it for the first time. The realization dawns on his face, and I watch as

This is a terrible mistake. I'm in your…" His words come out in a stammer, his face flushed as red as the

out the door, slamming it behind him with as much force as when he entered. The silence that follows is

happened. Did that really just occur? Or did I fall asleep during meditation and

the stunned silence. Vanessa moves to answer it, and I have to stifle a laugh at the

says, her voice carefully neutral.

Grey's chambers?" His voice is subdued now, a far cry

see she's struggling to keep a straight face. "Of course,"

His face is beet red, and the dancing flames above his head have disappeared.

for intruding upon your personal chambers without so much as a by-your-leave. It was terribly rude and

how to respond. Part of me wants to

say, trying to keep my voice steady. "I understand you were excited

looking uncomfortable. "Yes, well, that's no excuse for such

hoping for some clue on how to proceed, but they

way to break the tension, "about

excited tirade. "Yes, of course. Perhaps we could

to have a direction. "That

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