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.

as she watches more wolves enter. They all incline their heads slightly

all greeted

can't hear it," I murmur, keeping

hear, Selene replies, sounding thoughtful.

stirs in my mind. I agree. We'll

a real pack bond, where I

gave up on it, but if

me. Delta Ryder, Vanessa's brother, leads several wolf shifters into the lodge, some sporting fading bruises. None are bound. All

it. The moment

it's more of a moment I try to pull wool over the eyes of my

straighten my posture, trying to project an air of authority I don't quite feel. Vester steps forward, his voice carrying easily through the room as he

of a better word—are

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

keep my face carefully neutral, but a bead of sweat trickles down the back of

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

darting between Vester and me. "It wasn't unprovoked," he growls. "That bastard Will's been running his mouth,

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

It's a hot topic.

nods, his face

don't know what came over me. My friends can tell you, I only drank one beer.

though I didn't know. "Go

right off it. Like I'd been slamming shots all night.

moves to the

similar to the last. The words

came out of

felt drunk, but

looking for a fight, and I don't

senses, I

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

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