Tangled in Moonlight: Unshifted (Ava and Lucas)

Chapter 394

Chapter 394 Ava: Casual Conversation

"Hot chocolate delivery!" Lisa's voice carries across the clearing, and I turn to see her balancing a large tray of steaming mugs.

The kids swarm her like hungry puppies, but Lisa navigates through them with practiced grace. Her skin looks almost translucent against her dark sweater, and shadows pool under her eyes.

"Thanks for the assist." I help her distribute the mugs, making sure each child has a secure grip before letting go. "Careful, it's hot."

"Blow on it first," Lisa reminds Tommy as he tries to gulp his down.

We settle on a nearby log while the kids huddle in small groups, sipping their treats and chatting about their successful hits during training. Lisa's hands tremble slightly as she wraps them around her mug.

"Are you feeling okay?"

"I'm fine." Lisa takes a careful sip. "Why?"

"You don't look fine. You're pale as the snow."

Lisa's free hand flies to her cheek. "Really? I feel fine, though." She presses the back of her hand against her forehead. "No fever or anything."

"Then what have you been up to?"

"Oh." Lisa brightens. "I was actually training with something new the Grand Sage created." She extends her pinky finger, showing off a delicate silver ring. "What do you think?"

I squint at the unremarkable piece of jewelry. "It's... pretty?"

"It's not much to look at," Lisa admits. "But it can send up an emergency flare if I'm in trouble. It also has a secondary function, though. It can send a ten-second recording to a paired ring that the Grand Sage has. He's been fiddling with the technology from the magic watches he created."

to respond, I take

kind of neat. Nothing super crazy, but it

be more useful than the magic watch Lisa already has. Why send

in an emergency. Still

it can all happen

sense. "How does that work? Wouldn't it need

of it, so don't ask. I can't control where the focus of the video is, so he's hoping to figure that out, but he did manage to get the locator working. He could find me

As soon as Lucas hears

toe," Lisa agrees with a

the kids chase each other through the snow. They've finished their

snowball-making technique to the group, his chest puffed with pride. He's landed the most hits on

out of twenty-eight,

chocolate out here?" The question slips out as I notice the elaborate setup. Tables and

face twists.

be back for at least another week." The travel time

was the only one who made it back. Lucas and Kellan spent

hadn't heard anything about this." A frown tugs at my lips. Why wouldn't Lucas mention

yet, Selene says softly. At least, it wasn't until about thirty minutes ago

you

to the gossip right

The mental image forms of her sprawled under a cafeteria table, ears perked as she eavesdrops

is irritation that Lucas didn't tell me about Ivy's return. But even as the emotion rises, I recognize it as unfair. Lucas doesn't typically

Still, this is Ivy.

territorial, Selene

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