Tangled in Moonlight: Unshifted (Ava and Lucas)

Chapter 265

Chapter 265 Ava: The Receptionist

It isn't until we're walking that I realize still I don't hear Selene in my head. Her presence hasn't filled its space.

I was so focused on Lucas that I forgot my own damn wolf. That's terrifying, in a way.

"Didn't you say Selene's here?"

"She was." He glances at me in the dim moonlight. "She's been coming and going a lot. Can't you talk to her?" He appears confused; I guess no one's specifically told him that Selene and I can't contact each other over long distances.

"No."

"Oh." He's quiet as he processes that. "So you just… can't talk to your wolf?"

I shrug. "She's her own person. I guess it's because she isn't in my body."

Kellan makes an odd sort of noise in his throat. I glance at him in concern. "Are you okay?"

"Yeah, I'm fine," he says, shaking his head. "Your bond with Selene is just strange. Communication isn't equal among wolves—some can have full conversations, some don't—but you're another level."

Ah. Yeah, it is weird. It's become such a normal part of my life, though. "Yeah." To me, it's strange to think someone has a wolf and can't talk to them.

"How did you know to come here if you don't speak with Selene?" Kellan asks.

The golden stranger's strange friendliness and otherworldly presence flash through my mind. I open my mouth, ready to explain about Acarus again, figuring he'd forgotten the brief conversation from earlier.

might have

like a sudden downpour, and I snap my mouth shut. We don't know who it is or if they're still here in this compound. Every word we say can potentially

last word. I meet Kellan's eyes, willing

eyebrows raise slightly, but then understanding dawns on his face. He faces forward, but I can still see the hint of a smile tugging at

every face I've seen since arriving. Which is only about six of

could the

thought that someone close to

My stomach churns.

* * *

a long building with

we step inside. It's like walking into another world—sterile, bright, and utterly unlike the unassuming

It's a modern hospital.

jarring, and I find myself blinking rapidly,

side, with several doors, all

faint shadowy outline of people as they walk past. Even this late at night, it's good

real hospital?" I ask

It's been here for a long time." He taps at my shoulder, nudging me to follow him to

sits, her fingers flying over a keyboard. She looks up as we approach, a warm smile spreading across her face. "Beta Ashbourne," she greets Kellan, her voice syrupy sweet.

my lower back, guiding me forward. "Actually, yes. I've brought his mate to

The warmth vanishes, replaced by a cool professionalism that borders on frigid. "I see," she says, her tone clipped.

and yet still out of reach. I want to scream, to

be

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