Tangled in Moonlight: Unshifted (Ava and Lucas)

Chapter 289

Chapter 289 Ava: Who He Is

The way Lucas watches me is terrifying.

Terrifying, because there's finally interest in his gaze.

I don't want to hold hope, because every time I have even the glimmer of it, he says something that crushes my heart. The way he doesn't even recognize our fated bond kills me. It's yearning, aching in my chest, wanting me to go to him. To claim him. To shake and scream until he remembers all the pain and all the joy between us.

Instead, I sit there, scratching more vigorously at my arms, and the string inside of me tugs harder, as if trying to get my attention. I ignore it.

"Your scent."

Glancing at Lucas, who stops talking mid-sentence, I sniff discreetly in the direction of my armpits. Did I forget to scrub? He keeps talking about my smell.

"Do I stink that bad?"

"It's getting stronger," he confirms, his voice husky.

Maybe this is his way of getting me to leave again. "Do you want me to go?"

"No."

Oh. Never mind, then.

My heart dances at that denial, though, raising hope high on a flag pole and waving it at the walls I've tried desperately to construct around my heart.

his weight as his eyes never leave me. They're golden and intense, different from the way he looked at me when I

finally

That would be great.

transported back to Cedarwood. Back to when he'd found

but you stuck around anyway. You were determined, and I was just afraid you'd leave me again.

small smile tugs at my lips as I remember those early days. "You'd break into my apartment while I was at work. Spread your scent around. It should have been

but

voice barely above a whisper. "And awkward too. It's endearing, really. The way you bend over backwards to keep

recall darker times. "You saved me from my family, Lucas. You're the first person to

he's done for me, everything he's been through because of me, settles

"I can't even begin to understand how you

gaze never leaves

stranger. He's starting to see

to repay a debt," I say, the words tumbling out before I can stop them. "You were always

sound that reverberates through the quiet

* * *

"How'd it go?"

walk through the door, her eyes shining with

my body shivering at the memory of his eyes burning into me. "I don't know. Every so often, I think he's getting a hint of the bond. Then he says something so casual that just destroys every last hope

and a pitiful handful of chips. I raise an eyebrow at her, and she flashes me a sheepish

shrugging. "Wasn't sure when you'd

the gut. Is this really home now? It feels temporary, but our

the meager remains of my lunch, my appetite suddenly gone.

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