Chapter 383 Lisa: Shutting Down
LISA
"Take a shower."
Kellan's soft words distract me from the darkness inside my head.
I don't even remember leaving Ava's place, but here we are. Home. His home, but also mine.
My fingers refuse to work. The zipper on my coat stays firmly in place despite my attempts to grip it. Everything feels distant, like I'm watching someone else's hands fail at this simple task.
"Here." His hands replace mine, steady and warm. Rough and calloused. Strong. Dependable. "Let me help."
The zipper slides down with a quiet hiss. He peels the coat from my shoulders, but it's warm in here; I don't need it. There's a fire going in the wood stove already. I'm not sure if someone kept it going for us while we were gone, or if they started it when we returned.
Dark stains splash against the brown fabric, mostly from behind. Mira's blood. The sight should make me react, should make me feel something. But there's nothing. Just emptiness. I'm exhausted; all my feelings have been felt.
"Arms up."
I comply without thinking, letting him pull off my sweater. Then the thermal shirt. Another sweater. The layers fall away one by one until I'm in just a thin long-sleeve shirt that clings to my skin, damp under the arms from sweating.
"Your pants are wet from the snow."
His voice stays gentle, clinical. Like he's talking to a spooked animal. Maybe he is. I stare at my snow pants, noticing more dark patches near the knees where I knelt beside...
thoughts lead to danger. I've already
Lisa. You need to
snow pants. Two pairs of thermal leggings. My movements are mechanical,
pile. Maybe they'll need to be burned.
tilts slightly. Kellan's hand
he reminds me. "You'll feel better once you're
It feels warm enough in here. I don't think I'm
the numbness feels safer than whatever waits on the other side of it. But I stay silent, letting him guide me toward the bathroom.
have started it while I undressed. The mirror shows a stranger's face, pale and blank-eyed. I don't recognize her. She looks like
you need help?" He asks from the
my head. The motion feels disconnected, like my body belongs to someone
be right outside
white noise. I strip off my remaining clothes, slow and clumsy. Step under the
barely. Water runs pink for a moment as it washes away traces of blood I hadn't noticed on my hands. Even on my
letting the water pour over me, not really washing. Just... existing. The steam wraps
off, letting me just exist in the
"Lisa?"
of cool air. Kellan's broad frame fills the space, cool air breezing against
You've been in here
like needles of ice.
He reaches past me to shut
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In Chapter 383 of the After I left Tangled in Moonlight: Unshifted (Ava and Lucas) series,Ava Grey is a wolfless outcast in the Blackwood Pack, treated as worthless by her family and pack members. To escape their disdain, she works at a coffee shop in White Peak, finding solace in her only friend, Lisa, a human unaware of Ava’s true identity. Lisa encourages Ava to break free, but leaving the pack is nearly impossible......... Will this Chapter 383 author Novelxo mention any details. Follow Chapter 383 and the latest episodes of this series at Novelxo.com.
Tangled in Moonlight: Unshifted (Ava and Lucas) Chapter 383
Tangled in Moonlight: Unshifted (Ava and Lucas) novel Chapter 383