Tangled in Moonlight: Unshifted (Ava and Lucas)

Chapter 421

Chapter 421: Ava: Functioning Luna in Crisis (II)

"What ship?" I ask, because it's the first time I've ever heard of this thing. We have a ship? We're not even close to the ocean, so how can we have a ship?

But the Grand Sage isn't interested in answering. He jumps to the floor in a flurry of movement, snapping his fingers in our general direction. "Come, come. You wanted to know where they are. Now we know."

My eyes brighten. If the Grand Sage knows where they are, then—

"Stay here," Kellan says.

"No."

Okay. Maybe Functioning Luna—

Stop.

Maybe Functioning Ava shouldn't be heading out. Maybe she should be staying here, safe in Wolf's Landing, with her people.

But there's something zinging around in my blood, insisting that I need to be there. My wolves are great people. They are strong, capable, and I know they would lay down their lives for this pack.

Magic, though? They're woefully incapable of handling anything to deal with magic.

"I'm going," I say, even though my instinct is to ask for permission instead.

Kellan just nods. That's it. The argument's over in half a second. "Understood. Dr. Blackwell, how far is this ship?"

The Grand Sage shakes his head. "It's close. Near where your soldiers picked us up when we got here."

to know immediately. "Understood. Greg," and he motions to the wolf in question, "will be your guardian. Stay with him at all times.

am aware of how to travel with a

overwhelming issue at hand. "What about that?" he asks, jerking

Still roped

I can send wherever I need. Maybe I can start some sort of

at my train of thought, sounding excited at the prospect, but I shake my head hard to dispel

time, Ava.

hard, considering how much damage this creature can do to my people. "They shouldn't be able to do anything once

brilliant. I'm not sure how the biology of gray-skinned Fae-maybe people work, after all. "Have Vanessa come by.

the kind of nod where

"Understood, Luna."

for a single moment, Marcus," Kellan

* * *

back before we leave, but there's no time to even acknowledge her. We're in a rush, and

like twenty

I learn through Kellan's orders that they're going to split off.

a motion of Kellan's hand to know what they're supposed to do. I'm a lot less trained, so I just follow

cold. The sky is clear and bright, without any clouds to muddy us up with any possibility of

I'm deeply concerned the people we are out

they will, Selene says. She's far ahead, scouting with the shifted, and her predatory instincts are strong enough to underline

Hunt.

Hunt.

my

Hunt.

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