Tangled in Moonlight: Unshifted (Ava and Lucas)

Chapter 240

Chapter 240 Ava: Sister Miriam is Angry

Two hours later, we're back in Sister Miriam's strange mansion, just outside of the Fae Ward.

We all try calling people again, but nothing but voicemails answer us.

Selene rolls against the cool floor, groaning in relief. So much easier to breathe here. Pity. I do like it there.

"Sorry." Watching her writhe around to soothe her itchy skin gives me something to do while we wait for Sister Miriam's arrival.

Layla is back, hunched over a pile of papers she dragged with her, marking through various papers with terrifying efficiency. I'm not even sure if she's reading what's on the pages. Just flip, sign, flip, flip, sign.

Every so often she sets one to the side after writing REJECTED in large letters at the top of the page.

"Their language is fascinating," Vanessa murmurs, also watching the gnome work.

"Language?" Startled, I glance at the healer. "She hasn't said a word."

Our whispers echo through the room. It's impossible for Layla not to hear everything we're saying, yet we continue to whisper.

"Her writing," she corrects me. "Those letters—you called them runes?—are so interesting. She writes them so quickly, but they're so intricate and detailed."

Glancing at the papers again, I squint my eyes.

It takes a while for me to realize that Layla is, in fact, writing in the strange language of theirs, and not in English.

That can't be possible. I'm reading everything she's writing with such ease, as though it were already in English. How?

Affinity, Selene explains with a yawn. You've accessed your magic. You've gained an understanding of the language it encompasses.

How is that possible? Unlock magic and an entire language just appears in your head?

Precisely.

Magister Orion a few questions if he was here, but he's not, so I shelve them for now. It's a strange thing, but not nearly as important

Selene, who's been rolling around on the floor, suddenly sits up straight, her posture prim and proper. I can't help

view. I blink, taken aback by her appearance. Gone are the vintage dresses

a moment, I wonder if

cool and polite. Her red eyes lock onto mine.

reveal? I'm not sure. Glancing at Vanessa and

Miriam, is the city at war

involuntary step forward, so intense that it steals my breath away

if catching herself, she quickly adds,

twitch, and her eyes dart around the room as

seen her

She knows something.

my pack," I explain, the words tumbling out in a rush. "And I can't get in touch with anyone. No one's answering

instead of working on her papers.

her small form

must decide that she believes her, because she barks out orders. "Find out what's happening and see if Alpha Renard and his brood are still in the

Sister Miriam's fingers, Layla vanishes into thin air. I blink,

radiating from her every movement. She's almost shaking with anger, but it makes no

danger. Why is she

for me?" she asks, her voice tight. "I'm sure there's

establish a connection with our pack," he explains, gesturing to my husky. "But

blatant dislike that twists her features. It's the most open display of emotion I've ever seen from her. For a long moment, she just glares at Selene,

upset, Selene observes, like that isn't obvious. But it isn't at us. She has murderous

a long sigh. "Fine," she says, the word sounding as if it's been dragged out of her. "I'm willing to travel with the... wolf. It shouldn't take long with both of

know," she demands. "Every detail, no matter how small. For attacks

only cement the foreboding in my heart, but I ask,

silence, her gaze softening slightly as she looks at Selene. The change in her demeanor

"operates independently of wolves or the city. These are

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