Tangled in Moonlight: Unshifted (Ava and Lucas)

Chapter 351

Chapter 351 Ava: Investigating

Don't take everyone.

"What?"

The more people, the more victims.

"Oh." Shit. I hadn't thought of that. Biting my lip, I look over my entourage. Vanessa's brows raise as she watches me, her breath puffing out in the frigid air.

They're my bodyguards, but they can't save me from something magical.

Selene's thoughtful hum vibrates in my head.

"Marcus, you and..." I scan the faces, settling on a stoic-looking wolf. I think his name is Greg. "You. Stay with me. The rest of you, I need you to be our lifeline."

Vanessa frowns. "Ava, are you sure about this?"

I nod, trying to project more confidence than I feel. "I can sense magic and familiar energies, but there's no guarantee I haven't missed something. Or someone."

The other wolves shift awkwardly, as they always do when I speak of magic. It's still an uncomfortable subject for many in the pack.

"If something goes wrong, you need to get word to Lucas immediately."

Discontent ripples through the group. I can see it in the set of their jaws, the tension in their shoulders. They don't like the idea of letting me walk into potential danger without them.

"I know you don't like this," I say, addressing the group's unspoken protests. "But none of you are able to help with a magical force. I need to make sure the pack is warned if anything goes wrong."

Marcus, ever the professional, takes over. "We'll check in with Vanessa every ten minutes. Standard procedure."

turn to Vanessa, holding up my

sync our watches. We can't

directly, and the plan set, I take a steadying breath. The dark, cloud-like presence I sensed earlier

say, squaring my shoulders. "Let's

the rear, watching our backs. And Selene roams ahead, no longer happy-go-lucky

strange, she

we get closer, it sends small, pulsing shocks into my wrist. Not

area where the dark,

wrong. All Selene can sense is a strange scent in the air, something she

feel its existence, even

my words firm. "Stay back. It's

form. Instead, he's a small white fox, his fur gleaming against the snow. He bounds

standing in the middle of

it, just beyond his

"Do you recognize this?"

ears don't even twitch as he stares

the area slowly, hyper-aware of every step. As I move, the energy seems to shift, turning towards me like a flower following the sun. My skin prickles. "I think

energy continues its slow creep in my

Grimoire warns. Don't let it

Selene

hold up an arm, waving them back.

Something stung my nose.

his ear. Be more

its location through

words, but maybe she's

he makes it to my feet, winding around my ankle in a coquettish gesture. He's learned

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