Tangled in Moonlight: Unshifted (Ava and Lucas)

Chapter 395

Chapter 395 Ava: Something Strange About Ivy

It isn't that I'm avoiding her because of my feelings. I'm avoiding all the eyes that will be glued to us during our entire interaction. These stupid co-Luna rumors have gotten popular.

"Please. I'd avoid her too." Lisa watches Tommy demonstrate his perfect snowball technique to an attentive audience. "Actually, I am avoiding her. Hence why I'm out here with two thermoses of hot chocolate and way more cups than necessary."

"At least you have an excuse. You're human."

"And you're Luna. You can do whatever you want." She grins. "But there's nothing wrong with strategic avoidance. It's better than snapping and setting her on fire."

I snort. "I wouldn't set her on fire."

"No?" She arches an eyebrow, studying me. "Because your magic is kind of making you sparkly. Thought it might be because you're angry."

I glance down at my hands, noticing the faint shimmer beneath my skin. "That's different. That's just... excess magic."

Strange. I shouldn't have much.

That is strange, Grimoire agrees, sounding confused.

"Right. Excess magic that showed up when someone mentioned her name."

"You're exaggerating."

"Am I?" Lisa's voice drops to a whisper. "Ivy."

The shimmer intensifies. I can see it.

I can, too.

"Stop that, Lise."

"Though I have to admit, the whole glowing thing is pretty cool. Like a built-in

in stride more than I am. I'm freaking out a little and trying to pretend it isn't happening. "It's

glow? Maybe it's a feature, not

laugh bubbles up. Trust Lisa to find humor in my magical tells. "Yeah, because nothing says 'respect my

me, I knocked over an entire rack of practice weapons. Just... whoosh. Down they went. Had to distract myself before I got too mouthy

"That was you?"

it up." Lisa's smile turns wistful.

"Did you?"

did pretend to

kids' laughter rings out across the clearing as they perfect their snowball techniques. Their joy is infectious, making it hard to maintain

"She did just lose her entire escort team." That's actually, objectively terrible. It's a tragedy, and I'm over here whining because I don't like her. What kind of shitty Luna does that make me? Even if they weren't my pack members, these are people who have spent a long time with us in

she's playing up the sympathy angle. Just wait until you see her. You'll notice how the bandage on her face somehow makes her look more

"Lisa!"

"What? You will."

coming, Selene

to put on my proper Luna face,

my petty irritation dissolves at the sight of Ivy's face. A white bandage covers her left

lacks its usual musical

I step forward, leaving Lisa with the kids. "How are you

better days." She touches the bandage on her face, a gesture that seems unconscious rather than calculated. "Much better

than expected. Whatever issues exist between us, she's lost people who mattered to her. Her

sorry about your team." The words come naturally, powered by real empathy rather than social obligation. "If there's

you." She swallows hard, her eyes fixed on some distant point. Her voice

about losing my own guards? Marcus, Greg, all of them—they're

having hot chocolate," I offer. "There's plenty to

a stark

thinking. Maybe it's the grief etched into her face, or

of its usual musical lilt. "I'd appreciate

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