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.

voice booming through the

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

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

up his usual position in the corner. His face is impassive

on high alert but recognizing that we're safe.

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

come out in a stammer, his face flushed

he's out the door, slamming it behind him with as much force as when he

to process what just happened. Did that really just occur? Or did I fall asleep during meditation and dream the

door breaks the stunned silence. Vanessa moves to answer it, and I have to stifle

her voice carefully neutral. "How may

permission to enter Miss Grey's chambers?" His voice is

back, catching my eye, and I can see she's struggling to keep a straight face. "Of course,"

and the dancing

my sincerest apologies for intruding upon your personal chambers without so much as a by-your-leave. It was terribly rude and unprofessional of me. I allowed my excitement

contrite tone are such a stark contrast to his earlier behavior that I'm not quite sure how to respond. Part of me wants to laugh at the absurdity of it all, but another part recognizes the genuine

Orion," I manage to say, trying to keep my voice steady. "I

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

silence falls over the room. I glance at Vanessa and Marcus, hoping for some clue on how

for a way to break the tension, "about that

eyes light up, but he visibly restrains himself from launching into another excited tirade. "Yes, of course.

nod, relieved to have a direction. "That

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