Tangled in Moonlight: Unshifted (Ava and Lucas)

Chapter 340

Chapter 340 Ava: Reunited Mates

A shimmer in the air draws my attention back to Aurum. His massive form begins to shrink and change, fur giving way to skin, until Lucas stands before me in his human form.

I don't remember deciding to move, but suddenly I'm running towards him. We collide in a tangle of limbs, holding each other so tightly it's hard to breathe. But I don't care. He's here, he's back, and nothing else matters.

"You're back," I whisper into his chest, my voice thick with emotion. "God, Lucas, you're really back."

His arms tighten around me, and I feel his lips press against the top of my head. "Thanks to you," he murmurs. "You took care of everyone. Thank you, Ava."

I pull back slightly, looking up into his face. His eyes are the same, filled with warmth and love, but there's something else there now—a depth, a wildness that wasn't there before. It's breathtaking and a little terrifying.

My gaze drifts back to the bodies laid out nearby, and a wave of guilt washes over me. "I couldn't save them all," I say, my voice barely audible. "I tried, but I—"

Lucas cuts me off, pulling me back into his embrace. "You did everything you could," he says firmly. "More than anyone could have expected. You protected our pack, Ava. You led them when I couldn't."

Kellan and Vester approach, also covered in blood, with a bleak look on their faces.

I know they need to speak with him, to update him on everything that's happened. And I have somewhere I need to be, too.

This isn't the time for our reunion.

He's Alpha.

I'm Luna.

We have jobs to do.

from Lucas's embrace. "They need you.

for a moment before he turns to his beta and delta. As they begin to speak in low, urgent tones, I slip away, heading toward

of organized chaos. Vanessa is at the center of it all, her entire body stained with blood and dirt. She moves from patient to patient with practiced efficiency, barking orders and administering

guarantee she hasn't treated herself at all, running straight to

voice clipped. "Good, we need all the help we can get. The

but I get it. A sprained ankle is bad, but it's nothing compared to

* * *

another, my hands shaking but determined. I've lost

more gauze over here!"

colliding with a familiar face. It's the human receptionist from my first day at Wolf's Landing, her eyes wide with

she hands me a stack of gauze pads. "Is there

me off guard, but there's no time to dwell on it. "Thanks. Can you bring

at the shift in her demeanor. But that's a small blip on my radar, and I shrug it off as I head back with

the evacuees helped. All the nurses and

tray of steaming cups. The rich aroma of coffee mingles with the gentler scent of

tea, the warmth seeping into my cold hands as I take a moment to breathe. The lobby is quieter now, the frantic energy of earlier replaced by a bone-deep weariness that seems to affect

the doctors, I find myself at a loss. My

word, we both slide down to sit on the floor, our backs against the cool surface.

slow, methodical movements of the mops. The quiet

No chatter.

No screams.

No sobbing.

Ava," Vanessa says

"Me? Vanessa, I watched you work

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