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.

booming through the room.

mistaking the excitement in his

Grey! Do you have any idea how long it usually takes trainees

follows Magister Orion into the room, taking up

recognizing that we're safe. I'm grateful for her protective instincts, even

going on about magical potential and rare talents when he suddenly stops mid-sentence. His eyes dart around, taking in the room as if seeing it for the first time. The

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

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

carefully neutral.

have permission to enter Miss Grey's chambers?" His voice is subdued now, a far cry from the booming enthusiasm of moments

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

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

by-your-leave. It was terribly rude and unprofessional of me. I allowed my

respond. Part of me wants to laugh at the absurdity of it all, but another part recognizes

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

well, that's no excuse for

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

to break the tension, "about that

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

have a

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