Tangled in Moonlight: Unshifted (Ava and Lucas)

Chapter 343

Chapter 343 Ava: Prototype Progress

Ivy and her people are settled into a place of their own, and I'm left feeling awkwardly unbalanced between trusting her and feeling like I can't.

Lucas doesn't seem to have the same misgivings, and—despite Selene's soft growls in my head—I leave him to handle the Aspen wolves, resolving to talk to him later.

It doesn't feel like the issues with Ivy will be detrimental to the pack or cause issues with our alliance with Aspen, but it's not something I want to ignore, either.

She's a strange one, Selene murmurs.

Grimoire sounds thoughtful. She seems to have a great amount of power and respect in her pack. Perhaps she had always hoped to mate another alpha and become Luna, rather than an alpha's sister.

"Maybe." Heading toward the gnome's cabin, I add, "She was strange before Lucas ever entered the picture, though."

Yes, when you mated with the Aspen alpha.

My feet stumble over nothing. "I didn't mate with him. I was in heat."

He marked you, Grimoire points out. That's mating. Though you're lucky it didn't take.

It's a grim reminder of a dark past I really don't want to think about. "Let's move on from this topic."

It didn't take because we are stronger, Selene says, proudly ignoring my request. She is only matched by our Alpha.

Her smug tone irks me. "You hated him, remember? I distinctly recall you making snide remarks and encouraging me to sleep with—"

The past is the past, she mutters, and I can practically feel her metaphorical tail tucked between her legs.

Oh, so the all-knowing wolf is capable of mistakes? Grimoire sounds positively gleeful at this new knowledge of Selene's past. She isn't perfect after all?

All you have is theory with no real life experience. You've lived between pages all

a wolf who pretends to know everything when

back and forth, and I slip into the gnome's cabin after a

head pops up over a pile of gadgets and gizmos on his dining table, his eyes twinkling with

enthusiasm is infectious, and I can't help but smile back. "Hello, Dr. Blackwell.

around to gesture at everything, nearly knocking over a

the supply runs. Everyone wants to help Dr. Blackwell,

come, let me show

The dining table, once a place for meals, now serves as

we at with the magic watch?" I ask, genuinely curious about

leaves my head spinning. "Well, you see, we've successfully integrated the quartz magic batteries you provided into the basic digital watch structure. The energy conversion

follow

magical field within the watch casing, which allows for the storage and manipulation of magical energies without interfering with the electronic

now serves a dual purpose - not only does it show the

amazing," I say, genuinely impressed by the words I'm not

snag. You see, while we can project

to degrade after about fifty miles. We need to find a way to amplify and stabilize it without overloading

lean in, examining the watch more closely. But to me, it just

echo. Your magic, however, is live, coming straight from you. If we could somehow

a moment before snapping back to attention. "Would you mind if I took a small sample of your magical energy? Just a tiny bit to analyze and potentially

my magic has been unpredictable or dangerous.

crystal. It's been specially prepared." He holds up a piece of what looks like pristine quartz, not the little rocks with bits of quartzite pebbled

in confusion, "How is this different from the stones I've

with are meant to store magical energy, like

of hair behind my ear to keep my vision clear, I tilt my head and peer a little closer at

like plain old

"How so?"

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