Tangled in Moonlight: Unshifted (Ava and Lucas)

Chapter 324

Chapter 324 Ava: Luna's First Trial (III)

The main lodge is a humble log cabin with an open layout that somehow manages to feel both spacious and cozy. Exposed wooden beams stretch across the ceiling, and a massive stone fireplace dominates one wall. The furniture is simple but sturdy—all handcrafted, I'd bet.

There's a raised platform where I stand, and plenty of space for people to stand.

There are no rooms. No kitchens. I think they even said there isn't a bathroom.

I tug at the hem of my black shirt, which hangs a bit loose on my frame. The jeans I'm wearing are slightly too big as well, but they're the best I could find on short notice. My hair is pulled back in a simple ponytail, practical if not particularly stylish.

Not glamorous. Not intimidating. The best I managed to aim for is clean and presentable. Hopefully it's enough.

My fingers tap an anxious rhythm against my thighs as I watch shifters file into the room.

Calm down, Selene's voice echoes in my mind. You're radiating anxiety. They can pick up on it.

They can probably smell it.

Yes.

Ugh.

Straightening my shoulders a little further, I clasp my hands behind my back, trying to look confident and no-nonsense. Like I'm a leader, and not someone just fumbling around in this Luna role. Damn it. I want an instruction book.

No such thing, Grimoire says cheerfully. You'll have to make it up as you go along.

I liked it better when he was a book who couldn't talk to me at will.

That's cruel.

But honest.

stands beside me, ears pricked forward as she watches more wolves enter. They all incline their heads

respect, Selene explains. They've all greeted you through the

"I can't

shouldn't be impossible for you to hear, Selene

mind. I agree. We'll work

a real pack bond, where I can communicate with other wolves, is a dream I've

on

Ryder, Vanessa's brother, leads several wolf shifters into the

it. The moment

of a moment I try to

air of authority I don't quite feel. Vester steps forward,

a better

through the lodge as he lists the charges. "Unprovoked aggression, destruction of pack property,

all sound horrible and vicious, even though I know everyone's a victim. I keep my face carefully neutral, but

fading bruise on his jaw, steps forward. Vester addresses him directly. "Jerrod, explain your actions on the night

his weight, his eyes darting between Vester and me. "It wasn't unprovoked," he growls. "That bastard Will's been running his mouth, saying our Alpha's gone soft. That

a vague ripple go through the crowd. People are standing a little straighter, listening

It's a hot topic.

his face unreadable. "William, your

know what

even though I

got drunk right off it. Like I'd been slamming shots all night. I don't know what came over me. I can't even

and moves to

each eerily similar to the last. The

came out

but

looking for a fight, and I don't

to my senses, I couldn't

voice cuts through my thoughts. "Luna Ava, how do you judge

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