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."

hand, changing the subject abruptly once again.

the words. "I was... I was trying to focus on a new connection I felt

clicks their tongue, annoyance flashing across their ethereal features.

"What do you mean? I've never been here

they're obligated to handle. "Not here, specifically. But you have a penchant for barging in where you're not expected. Grimoire doesn't like to be disturbed,

rapid and shallow. "Grimoire? You mean my magic book?

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

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

kind of on the

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

since you were out in it?" I venture to ask. The spirit must have some experience with the world. The way they roll their eyes and the timing of their humor feels

shrug. "Time is

feeling further questioning will only lead me nowhere. They don't seem interested in a two-way conversation, only in

suit, scanning our surroundings. Beyond our small circle of vibrant green, there's nothing but a vast expanse of

no one else

thing?" the spirit asks,

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

narrow. "You're the one who came barging in here. Shouldn't

don't know anything about him," I counter. "You seem to know him quite

It's

the canopy above, which has parted into a frame of green trees surrounding a sliver of blue sky.

down my spine. This spirit, for all its human-like mannerisms, doesn't seem to have any real empathy for

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