Tangled in Moonlight: Unshifted (Ava and Lucas)

Chapter 307

Chapter 307 Ava: His Memories

"Ava."

Someone's gently prodding at my shoulder, and I groan, my entire body battered. Oh, right. Lucas… was an animal last night.

"Ava."

"What?" Now that I'm marginally awake, his voice registers in my brain. I turn my head to squint through a tangled mass of hair. I need a shower. And a brush. And, like, five cups of coffee.

"Sister Miriam's here."

Sister Miri—oh.

Sitting up abruptly, I must startle Lucas. He jumps up from the edge of the bed, hands in the air as he watches me cautiously, like I'm about to bite.

"Sorry. I'm up."

"I see that." Lowering his hands, he adds, "You didn't warn me you're such a bear when you're asleep."

A bear? Me?

You bit him when he tried to wake you up earlier, and you kicked him when he tried to cover you in a blanket. Selene's helpful, overly chipper words have my head pounding.

The still-new string of connection to Grimoire pulses urgently, tugging and yanking every which way.

Damn. Wake up and everyone needs you, all at once.

"Selene said I bit you. And kicked you."

He shrugs, politely ignoring the heat reddening my cheeks. "Take your time. Do you want to shower first?"

"No, I'm okay—"

arches a brow in such a meaningful way that I pause. Damn. Do I smell

everywhere.

"I'll shower."

* * *

at the table, nursing a cup of coffee

Miriam's hair. Silently, I grab some creamer and sugar,

but he seems to enjoy torturing himself with its bitter flavor. Not me. I love myself, so I doctor mine up with as much

Commune? Camp? Hideaway? It needs a word, so I can settle on

wolves seem to be

more pleased than I'd like to admit. "Thank you." Her report is a bit of a surprise to me, though; wolves don't change off a few words, and I don't

ultimate law of the land, Selene says, and I

"Where are you?"

with concern, and I grimace. "Sorry.

get used to this whole mind-speak business, but it just feels weird to converse that way. I guess it's normal when you've grown up your entire life doing it, but it's hard to concentrate and separate my

Selene, sounding far too amused for my liking.

"Whose business?"

The gnomes.

with the Grand Sage." She taps the stone in the center of the table. "We are clear to speak, so let's get started. It is imperative we retrieve your alpha's memory. While you made a good display yesterday, it doesn't

leans back in his chair in silence; it looks as though they've already discussed this, and I'm just

right through that. This

is just outside the range of the stone. You heard

makes sense,

Miriam studies me, her ruby red eyes as disconcerting as ever. "Your mate has lost his connection with his wolf. This is why he could not heal

isn't a subject I've brought up to anyone. The danger Lucas faces without his wolf is too terrifying to let that

know why?" I ask, leaning forward slightly, trying not to let hope

meets her stare with an impassive expression. His arm drapes casually over the back of my chair, a gesture that feels both protective and possessive. The tension between them thickens, and I resist the urge to squirm in

this conversation. He seems to

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