Tangled in Moonlight: Unshifted (Ava and Lucas)

Chapter 299 Ava: Lucas is Alone

Lucas watches us both, calm despite only hearing one half of our conversation.

Grabbing his hand, I give a gentle squeeze to show I'm still paying attention to his presence.

"Do you know how?"

Selene's idea is a tall order. It isn't like amnesia has some sort of cure.

The dhampir has an idea. We can talk to her about it.

Wow. I'd forgotten about Sister Miriam entirely. Between Lucas and now Selene's return…

My thoughts are interrupted when Selene suddenly darts out of her comfortable position to shove her nose into my chest, sniffing intensely.

Showing mild irritation, Lucas grabs her by the scuff and yanks her away. To my surprise, Selene merely slinks low in submission as her ears tilt in my direction, blue eyes hard and suspicious. What's that scent?

Slapping my hand over the new mate mark, right next to my crescent scar, I ask defensively, "What scent?"

Lucas sniffs at me. "You smell fine to me."

There's something new, she insists, pawing at my leg. What is it? What did you get into?

"I didn't get into—"

The string near my magic tugs, and I pause. "Oh. Maybe it's that."

"What?" Lucas nuzzles into my neck, brushing his lips against the raw skin of my mate mark. "Is something wrong?"

"No. Selene can just sense something I almost forgot about." Sorry, Grimoire. "Actually, I—"

The string yanks again, almost painful in its insistence, and I pause. This isn't a safe place to mention him. "I'll tell you both later." Where it's safe, I add silently to Selene, wishing Lucas could hear me. Wait. Shouldn't he be able to…?

my question. I guess he can't hear me. I'll have to ask Vanessa.

staying, I guess. Is there

He shakes his head.

you and I bring you

me now, Selene

me focus on Lucas

and rubs her

fine. Aside from waiting on the results of a few of their tests, I think I should

the word home has my stomach flip-flopping. We've shared a sleeping space before, but

Lisa—so I guess it isn't exactly the same.

I agree. "I don't like being apart." Most of our time as mates has been spent away

to the new-found apocalypse. As dire and terrible as it is, maybe it'll

linings and storm clouds, I

around me, pulling me close as I melt into his embrace. The warmth of his body and the

the frenetic desire of my last heat, content to just nuzzle into

The mark helps.

body seems to have

leg. I crack open an eye to

mutter, shifting to accommodate her bulk.

our bond. I am not some common canine, she huffs, her mental voice dripping with

sound rumbling through his chest, vibrating against my head. His hand reaches down to scratch behind Selene's ears, and her eyes close in bliss despite her attempts

her," Lucas murmurs, his voice soft and tinged with affection. "Selene's the only reason I've

as if Lucas's words mean nothing to her. But I know better. I can feel the depth of her emotions,

at the complexity of our situation. My wolf, my

my

I bet.

had each other," I say softly, meaning every word. The thought of Lucas alone in this sterile room, cut off from his memories

the recognition. Someone had to look