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

but there's no mistaking the excitement in his tone. He's practically

it! I knew you were special, Ava Grey! Do you have any idea how long it usually takes trainees

still reeling from the sudden intrusion. Marcus follows Magister Orion into the room, taking up his usual position in the corner. His face is impassive

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

still 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 realization dawns on his

I'm in your…" His words come out in a stammer, his

can even form a response, he's out the door, slamming it behind him with as much force as when he entered. The silence that follows

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

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

her voice carefully neutral. "How may we help

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

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

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

personal chambers without so much as a by-your-leave. It was terribly rude and unprofessional of me. I allowed my excitement to override my manners, and for that,

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

okay, Magister Orion," I manage to say, trying to keep my voice steady. "I understand you were excited

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

at Vanessa and Marcus, hoping for some clue on how to proceed, but they both seem content to let me take

for a way to break the

himself from launching into another excited tirade. "Yes, of course. Perhaps

have a direction. "That

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