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

in his tone. He's practically vibrating with energy as

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

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

but recognizing that we're safe. I'm

when he suddenly stops mid-sentence. His eyes dart around, taking in the room as if seeing it for

stammer, his face

slamming it behind him with as much force as when he entered. The silence

Vanessa and Marcus, trying to 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 absurdity of the

Vanessa says, 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

glances back, catching my eye, and I can see she's struggling to keep

before. His face is beet red, and

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

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

well, that's no excuse

Marcus, hoping for some

begin, searching for a way to break the tension, "about that fire

he visibly restrains himself from launching into another excited tirade. "Yes, of course. Perhaps we

relieved to have a direction. "That

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