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."

again. "Why

"I was... I was trying to focus on

spirit clicks their tongue, annoyance flashing across their ethereal features. "You make

confusion swirling in my mind. "What do you mean?

here, specifically. But you have a penchant for

shallow. "Grimoire? You mean

spirit's expression remains settled in perpetual annoyance. "I know many things, girl. Including the fact that Grimoire prefers his peace and quiet. Yet here you are, once again, stumbling into places you

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

it's kind of on the nose, isn't

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

have some experience with the world. The way they roll

shrug.

have a feeling further questioning will only lead me nowhere. They don't seem interested in a

of vibrant green, there's nothing but a vast expanse of dead forest. The

no one else is out

little human thing?" the spirit asks, crossing

were going to tell me." After all, they went on and on about how Grimoire doesn't like to be disturbed and enjoys his peace and quiet. Wouldn't they know better than

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

counter. "You seem to know him quite well. I figured

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

frame of green

runs down my spine. This spirit, for all its human-like mannerisms, doesn't seem to have any real empathy for my life. I'm sure it's even worse for a real

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