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

We don't know who it is or if

the last word. I meet Kellan's eyes, willing

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

interaction, every face I've seen since

could the traitor

thought that someone close to Lucas

My stomach churns.

* * *

to a simple building. It's a long building with

step inside. It's like walking

It's a modern hospital.

I find myself blinking rapidly, trying to

side, with several doors, all closed. The familiar smell of antiseptic has my nose

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

hospital?" I ask Kellan in a

here for a long time." He taps at my shoulder, nudging me to

fingers flying over a keyboard. She looks up as we approach, a warm smile spreading across her

on my lower back, guiding me forward.

instant, her demeanor changes. The warmth vanishes, replaced by a cool professionalism that borders on frigid. "I see," she says, her tone clipped. "I'm afraid visiting hours

Lucas is so close and yet still out of reach. I want to scream, to

be unethical.

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