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.

she watches more wolves enter. They

respect, Selene explains. They've all greeted you

jealousy shoots through me. "I can't

hear, Selene replies, sounding

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

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

long ago gave up on it, but

throat beside me. Delta Ryder, Vanessa's brother, leads several wolf shifters into the lodge, some sporting fading bruises.

it. The moment

moment I try to pull wool

Vester steps forward, his voice

lack of a better word—are laid out

lodge as he lists the charges. "Unprovoked aggression, destruction

I keep my

first wolf, a burly man with a fading bruise on his jaw, steps forward. Vester addresses him directly. "Jerrod,

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 we're weak now." His fists clench at his sides. "I couldn't let

crowd. People are standing a little straighter, listening a little more

It's a hot topic.

his face unreadable. "William,

forward, his shoulders drooped in shame. "I apologize, Luna. I don't know what came over me. My friends

even though I didn't know. "Go

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

moves to the next

stories unfold, each eerily similar to the last. The words blur together, a chorus of confusion

came out of

but I'd barely had

looking for a fight, and I don't know

my senses,

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

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