Tangled in Moonlight: Unshifted (Ava and Lucas)

Chapter 388

Chapter 388 Ava: Is That Normal?

It feels like an eternity of struggle. Of push and pull, and evil over light. Eventually, Grimoire's cool touch and its guiding force help restrain my magic and pull me back.

The sensation of temptation leaves me ill, but my focus returns to the small patch of ground in front of me.

My hands shake with relief over feeling like myself again, and I pull frigid air in short, panting breaths. "I don't understand how you resist it so easily."

Who said anything about easy? The taint affects everything it touches. The difference lies in how we respond to its call.

He never seems affected. If anything, it's like he's almost removed from the effects.

I refuse to bow to it, that's all. The same way you refuse to bow to those who would control you.

The comparison kind of stings, knowing how easily he can shrug it off and how I was almost sucked in.

Your insecurities feed its power over you. Stop doubting yourself. You know how to purify. You've done it countless times. Focus on that certainty instead of what might go wrong.

I've cleansed corruption before. I know the feel of it, how to draw it in and transform it.

I breathe deep, letting the crisp winter air fill my lungs until they twinge in pain. The taint pulses against my senses, but this time I acknowledge its presence without letting it overwhelm me.

I've done this before.

over me. You don't need to fight it. Just be stronger than its

tries to seduce me with whispers of power, but I let them slide past. I know

of earth beneath my palms begins to warm as the taint retreats before my steady

earth I purify. The sensation reminds me of static electricity, making

"Something's different."

carries an edge of concern. But that can

faster now, almost as if it's eager to be transformed. Or maybe it's just docile beneath my control. Each time I pull the taint in, more power builds inside me, at

has changed.

through my veins, making me want to run or jump or do something to release this buzzing

discomfort, it

is probably a bad

doesn't seem right, my wolf

efficiency has increased, so there is less loss during the purification. A bigger

time bomb we never wanted me to become, yes, I can see how that would be

fact, it's almost too easy to

have a great amount of clean magic within you, it's easier to deal with the small amounts you're pulling

easily, as if I wasn't gasping just a while ago

still at the edges of this spread of corruption, where it's lighter. When you hit the denser taint, it will take more out of you to purify. If you're doing it too quickly, you might not realize the danger until you are overwhelmed. Slow and steady is better than rushing

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