Tangled in Moonlight: Unshifted (Ava and Lucas)

Chapter 409

Chapter 409 Ava: Warnings

"You've gotta be fucking kidding me."

My food goes from delectable to soggy cardboard as my heart drops.

This isn't good. Book, what's happening?

Something's triggered the wards. Every single one. But it's strange; I can't sense anything.

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My chair scrapes against the floor as I bolt up. The wards alarm through my head, discordant and jarring enough to nauseate me. My breakfast sits abandoned as my feet carry me through the door; Elverly shouts something, but my senses are too busy with the racket in my head.

"Luna?" Brett asks, but I'm already running.

They all follow without another word, but my mind's tuned inward, my magic reaching out to the bright beacons of my wards. It isn't like a net that encompasses everything in the area, but direct lines; I wish I had the ability to sense everything like a net right now, though.

That's the thing about power. It's never enough.

"I can't feel what triggered them. Every ward at every site is going off. That can't be possible."

Neither can I, he replies. The magic feels strange. But going to investigate will be dangerous.

Whatever this is—it's clearly part of someone's plan.

"Not investigating isn't really an option, though." We have to know what's happening out there.

Snow whips past my face as I sprint toward my cabin. The familiar path stretches endless before me, my lungs burning with each frozen breath. My guards' footsteps thunder behind me, but I don't slow down.

Selene, I need Vester, Marcus, Greg, and Kellan at my cabin now.

On it. Vester left with Lucas last night, though.

Damn it.

straight for my closet. My fingers fumble with the clasps of my tactical gear—the reinforced vest first, then

in my head, but my magic

can sense. It doesn't mean nothing's there;

can you figure

concrete. It's like

"Is it the taint?"

not that I can

I

as I strap on my

eyes sharp despite

wards." I check my boot knife. "All of them triggered at once.

Kellan's grim

strap. "These are my wards. You won't

all the intimidating aura of an alpha. It isn't as strong as Lucas, or even Selene. But it's enough for me to

on the

that thin? Someone's trying to entice you out of your safety net. I'll send out emergency

my instincts scream to

and safe." Kellan's eyes soften. "We're trained for this. Let us do what we need

trained, I already know a harsh truth I don't want to

lives on my hands anymore.

swallow back frustration. "How far out

"They wolfed it to cover more ground. They're... farther

something like this to happen when he's not in

I know they're

reach Aurum either, Selene adds, her mental voice tight with

to ice. "Kellan, check if Vanessa

slack as he reaches through the pack bonds for the

the watch." My voice sounds hollow to my own ears. "Maybe you can reach Lucas

I got here."

Fuck.

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