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."

with herself. "Though I have to admit, the whole glowing

pretend it isn't happening. "It's not cool when I'm

glow? Maybe it's a feature, not

up. Trust Lisa to find humor in my magical tells. "Yeah, because nothing says 'respect my authority' like lighting up like a

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

"That was you?"

to help clean it up." Lisa's smile turns wistful.

"Did you?"

Though I did pretend to stumble so I wouldn't

clearing as they perfect their snowball techniques. Their joy is infectious, making

my own mouth. "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.

up the sympathy angle. Just wait until you see her. You'll notice how the bandage on her face

"Lisa!"

"What? You will."

coming, Selene

to put on my proper Luna face,

A white bandage covers her left cheek, and dark circles rim her eyes. Her usual perfect posture is gone, replaced by

Her voice lacks its

Lisa with the kids. "How are you

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

in her voice strikes me harder than expected. Whatever issues exist between us, she's lost people who mattered to

team." The words come naturally, powered by real empathy

some distant point. Her voice cracks. "We

heart aches. How many times have I worried about losing my own guards? Marcus, Greg, all

chocolate," I offer.

play, their laughter a stark contrast to

slip out without thinking. Maybe it's the grief etched into her face, or maybe I'm just

of its

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