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.

embrace. "They need you.

before he turns to his beta and delta. As they begin to

entire body stained with blood and dirt. She moves from patient to patient with practiced efficiency,

herself at all, running straight to

I approach, she glances up at me, her eyes tight with stress. "Luna," she says, her voice clipped. "Good, we need all the help we can

take care of herself first, but I get it. A sprained ankle is bad, but it's nothing compared to the wounds of others. "What do you need

* * *

my hands shaking but determined. I've lost track of time, the hours blending into a haze of bandages, stitches,

we need more gauze over

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

as she hands me a stack of gauze pads. "Is there anything else you

no time to dwell on it. "Thanks. Can you bring some

me to wonder 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

to ebb. The return of the evacuees helped. All the nurses and doctors are back, and a

coffee mingles with the gentler scent of herbal tea, a little pick me up for all of us as

breathe. The lobby is quieter now, the frantic energy of

find myself at a

slide down to sit on the floor, our backs against the cool surface. Two young she-wolves

there, watching the slow, methodical movements of the mops. The

No chatter.

No screams.

No sobbing.

did amazing tonight, Ava," Vanessa says after

her, surprised by the compliment. "Me? Vanessa, I watched you work for hours. What you did to keep people alive...

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