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.

wolves enter. They

showing respect, Selene explains. They've all greeted

shoots through me. "I can't hear it," I

shouldn't be impossible for you to hear,

presence stirs in my mind. I agree. We'll work

The idea of having a real pack bond, where I can communicate with other wolves, is a dream I've had since I was a

on it, but

leads several wolf shifters into the

it. The moment

of a moment I try to pull wool over the eyes of my own

posture, trying to project an air of authority I don't quite feel. Vester steps forward,

lack of a better word—are

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

horrible and vicious, even though I know everyone's a victim. I keep my face carefully neutral, but a bead of sweat trickles down the back

burly man with a fading bruise on his jaw, steps forward. Vester addresses

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

the crowd. People are

It's a hot topic.

nods, his face

his shoulders drooped in shame. "I apologize, Luna. I don't know what came

though I didn't know. "Go

I'd been slamming shots all night. I don't know what came over me. I can't even

nods and moves to the

stories unfold, each eerily similar to the last. The words blur together,

out

drunk, but

looking for a fight, and I don't know

to my senses, I couldn't

through my thoughts. "Luna

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