Tangled in Moonlight: Unshifted (Ava and Lucas)

Chapter 286

Chapter 286 Ava: Not Yet Ready

"Sealed? By the water, you mean?"

"Of course not." They look irritated now, likely by how slow my brain is catching up to their thought process. "The seals, girl."

"So, a lockbox?"

"Lockb—you humans have such odd innovations." The way they're peering into my face, it feels like they're tearing apart my memories to educate themselves.

"In a sense, I suppose. It isn't that easy." They sit.

In the air.

Floating.

Just—there. As if one would lower themself into a chair, only there's nothing there.

"Why so surprised?" they ask, tilting their head as they blink owlishly in my direction.

Gesturing toward them, I just say, "You're floating. In mid-air."

They roll their eyes again, a surprisingly human gesture for such an otherworldly being. "And you're standing on the ground. How extraordinary."

Their sarcasm catches me off guard, and I shake my head, trying to refocus. "I'm sorry. I've never seen anything like this before."

wave a dismissive hand, changing the subject abruptly once again. "Why are you here, girl?

a while to gather the words. "I was... I was trying to focus on a new connection I felt within me.

features. "You make quite a habit of coming uninvited,

my mind. "What do you mean? I've

handle. "Not here, specifically. But you have a penchant for barging in

my heart beat rapid and shallow. "Grimoire?

Including the fact that Grimoire

connect with my book. With, uh, Grimoire?" It makes sense that it—he—would

of on the

with Grimoire?" They inspect every inch of me with a curled lip

must have some experience with the world. The

They shrug.

will only lead me nowhere. They don't seem interested in a two-way conversation, only in satiating their own

vibrant green, there's nothing but a vast expanse of dead forest. The contrast is stark—life and death

else is out

Grimoire, little human thing?" the spirit

tell me." After all, they went on and on about how Grimoire doesn't like to be disturbed and

one who came barging in here. Shouldn't you know

counter. "You seem to know

their back in mid-air. It's surreal, watching them float there like

of magic is doomed," they announce to the canopy above, which has parted into a frame of green trees surrounding a sliver of blue sky. "Perhaps

all its human-like mannerisms, doesn't seem to have any real empathy for my life. I'm sure it's

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