Tangled in Moonlight: Unshifted (Ava and Lucas)

Chapter 320

Chapter 320 Ava: A Stronger Bond Than Before

Soon, Grimoire assures me.

Great.

Selene sets her paw on the golden wolf's head, shoving it down while she rubs her head against my hand.

"Jealous?" I ask her in amusement.

Why would I be jealous? she asks, even as she wiggles her way between us.

Unlike with Lucas, she isn't trying to share affection with the golden wolf. It's me she wants to snuggle against.

I guess she still doesn't have a full connection with his wolf.

No, she agrees shortly.

As Kellan and Lisa approach, the golden wolf lets out a low, menacing growl in warning. Selene, ever protective, sits up abruptly and snarls back. He immediately cowers in response.

Kellan's voice cuts through the tension. "It might be best to keep him in here. Not everyone's seen their Alpha's new form."

The pack is already on edge; seeing their Alpha in an unfamiliar state could cause more unrest. He's taking it in stride, but maybe he's already seen it before.

Selene's agreement comes with an unexpected caveat. It wouldn't be good for them to see their Alpha wolf submitting to me, either. Unless... Her piercing gaze falls on me. Unless you wish to become Alpha yourself.

Me? Alpha? The very thought sends a jolt of panic through my system.

"No. Absolutely not. No way."

wanted that kind of power or responsibility. I'm still adjusting to

wolf squeezes past Selene. He bumps his massive

clearly not thrilled with the display. I can feel her conflicted emotions through our bond—protective, jealous,

hand

when he first woke up," Lisa says, her voice barely above a whisper. "Like all the air

presence. It's

still absently stroking Lucas' fur. "Wolf business is way too complicated for humans." She glances

in my own drama that

just shrugs, her expression carefully neutral.

I know my best friend. There's

though I'm not sure how I'd manage it with Lucas in this state. What if he tries to eat her because she gets up to use the bathroom

head quickly. "No, no. You need to focus on your mate." She gestures to the golden wolf

Are they doing okay, too?" I need to be more present in pack

means no one expects to see

a new communications device. He's still designing it. He thinks he might be

news to me. "That's fascinating. Does he think he

there's a lot of things to work through. He wants to go

in, his tone a mix of surprise and concern. "This is the first I'm

grace to look a bit sheepish. "We haven't brought it up to you yet. It's

I turn to Kellan, searching his face for any sign of how he feels about this. "How safe

to think. "It's probably safe, but I can't guarantee it. Nothing's certain these days.

After a moment, he adds, "I could bring along a few wolves for extra

me. "That's

me with a dramatic sigh. "More

and frustrated to have guards

me wants to insist on going with her. The thought of Lisa venturing out into the human world,

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