Tangled in Moonlight: Unshifted (Ava and Lucas)

Chapter 251

Chapter 251 Ava: Florice's Fate

My legs tremble as Marcus guides me down the stairs. Each step feels like a monumental effort, and I'm acutely aware of the sweat beading on my upper lip and hairline. The living room comes into view, and I'm taken aback by the sight of Magister Orion pacing in silence, his usual booming presence subdued.

Vanessa's concerned gaze meets mine as we enter and she comes over to help Marcus lead me into a nearby chair.

I sink into it gratefully, my body feeling like it's made of lead.

"Thanks," I manage, offering Vanessa a weak smile. The room seems to spin slightly, and I have to focus to keep my vision steady. "What's going on?"

Magister Orion halts his pacing, his eyes locking onto mine. The gravity in his expression sends a chill down my spine before he even speaks.

"Florice has been murdered."

The words hang in the air, and for a moment, I can't process them. Then reality crashes in, and I feel the blood drain from my face.

"What?" I exclaim, my voice cracking. "How? When?"

More suspicious timing. More odd events. And we're still in the dark, with no idea who is behind any of this.

It's not a coincidence.

Florice was coming to us with information; whatever she found meant something. But the knowledge is now lost to us.

Magister Orion's complexion is ashen, worry etched into every line of his face. He opens his mouth to respond, but Vanessa cuts in.

tight with strain. "We need to consider our options. Whoever didn't want Florice spilling

clears his throat, drawing everyone's attention. "There's more," he says grimly. "Ava received a phone call earlier. Someone pretending to be from Westwood, begging her to come back before

frown deepens. Suddenly,

volume, my nerves already frayed. To my surprise, Tinker appears almost instantly, her mechanical wings whirring softly. I realize I haven't seen her since we first arrived, and her presence is oddly

Magister?" Tinker asks, her lilac eyes

gestures to Marcus. "Explain it, the telephonic connection Ava

might have found amusement in Magister Orion's formal way of describing a phone call. But right now I can barely

recounts the details of the call, and Tinker listens

Magister Orion speaks?" Tinker asks, turning

When he called, it was robotic and ominous.

Ward uses a normal telephone like you do. The magical wards interfere with the signals, causing them to

at her blankly, my exhausted brain struggling to process this new information. "Wait, what? When were you

the grace to look sheepish. "I apologize. We assumed you knew. It's common knowledge here in the

chair, feeling overwhelmed. "Is it possible for

aware of. I created the technology, but it

and bring it

a vampire living among humans,"

all thinking. "There's no way to know who it is, then. It could be

someone from our pack." Vanessa squeezes my shoulder. "At least we've

anyone in the world except a

murdered, and someone tries to get you away from me and the safety you have here. There's a clear connection, but we don't

Marcus and Vanessa tell me how stressed they are. They're on edge, Marcus standing on the balls of his feet as though ready to jump into action. Vanessa's so tense her fingers dig into my

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