Tangled in Moonlight: Unshifted (Ava and Lucas)

Chapter 245

Chapter 245 Ava: Magic Boot Camp

Magister Orion keeps me in the training room for an entire week.

Eating. Sleeping. It doesn't matter; I do it all there.

At first, it's weird. I'm always rushing, wanting to go back, to see if we've heard from Sister Miriam or Selene, but Magister Orion points out every time—enough time hasn't passed in our world.

It's weird. I don't think it'll ever feel right.

"How long has it been? Didn't you say it changes?"

"It changes from time to time, but stays stable for long periods." He rests in a hammock, swaying from two palm trees in the middle of our weird, metal training room. He looks like he's on vacation.

Marcus is watching in silence, as he always does.

Vanessa's asleep in her own hammock. They've been taking turns.

Me?

I'm drenched in sweat, but there are three different flames, about an inch in size, floating in the air in front of me. It's little more than candle-strength, but I'm proud of it.

Maybe it doesn't sound like much, but it's massive progress.

Instead of pestering Magister Orion for a more concrete answer, I try to pull the three flames together and merge them into one.

It all falls apart after that.

One flickers out of existence. Another bounces off, and I cut my trickle of magic as it dives straight for Magister Orion's face.

It, too, disappears.

I'm left

my magic and watching

Fae Ward," Magister

"How do

behind

to see two modern-looking clocks on the wall. One displays a countdown for our time in

use digital clocks?" I

gives me an odd

clocks with numbers," I explain, gesturing

used clocks with numbers. What other kind

who's never seen one? "They have hands that go around in

circle? Why? Why do

actually needles that point

nose in thought.

I nod.

tell time

big needle is for minutes and the short

have

before noon. And then there's P.M., which is after

bemused expression on his face. "Human inventions can

up on the clock explanation, I

I have no idea how elementary teachers can throw knowledge at children; I'm trying to teach an

amazing they didn't all run for the hills and give

on summoning fire once more; the power inside of me is easier to grasp, though it

gathering your magic inside of you until it's stable.

in exasperation. "Why didn't you tell me that earlier? I've been at this

would I know if

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