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. Is it because I haven't been brought into the

home." I pause. "To the place I'm staying, I guess. Is

He shakes his head.

they discharge you and

can tell me now, Selene points

Let me focus on

rubs her head

squeezes mine and he changes the subject. "The doctors say everything's fine. Aside from waiting on the results of a few of their tests, I think I should be home

has my stomach flip-flopping. We've shared a

it isn't exactly

time as mates has been spent away from each other. It's high time

My magic seems stable-ish. We're all in hiding due to the new-found apocalypse. As dire and terrible as it is, maybe it'll finally afford us

storm

pulling me close as I melt into his embrace. The warmth of his body and the steady thrum of his heartbeat bring me that elusive

of my last heat, content to just nuzzle into Lucas' arms like this

The mark helps.

body seems to have lost its

fur against my leg. I crack open an

bulk. "It's just like having

feel a wave of indignation through our bond. I am not some common

chuckles, the sound rumbling through his chest, vibrating against my head. His hand reaches down to scratch behind Selene's ears, and

and tinged with affection. "Selene's

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

marveling at the complexity of our situation. My wolf, my mate, and me—all tangled

howling in my

I bet.

in this sterile room, cut off from his memories and his pack, makes my heart ache. "Thank you for taking care of

her pleasure at the recognition. Someone had to look after him, she replies, her