Tangled in Moonlight: Unshifted (Ava and Lucas)

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."

Kellan seems to know immediately. "Understood. Greg," and he motions to the wolf in question, "will be your guardian. Stay with him at all times. Do not separate from

aware of how to travel with a guard,

to bring up the overwhelming issue at hand. "What about that?" he asks, jerking his head toward the captive in

Still

witches I can send wherever I need. Maybe I can start some sort of magic school and

Grimoire perks up at my train of thought, sounding excited at the prospect, but I shake

Ava. Not. The.

ropes are warded." Mustering confidence is hard, considering how much damage this creature can do to my people. "They shouldn't be able to

brilliant. I'm not sure how the biology of gray-skinned Fae-maybe people work, after all. "Have Vanessa come by. I'm sure she has something on hand to ensure

of my plan. It isn't the kind of nod where people have to check with him to make sure

"Understood, Luna."

leave your sight for a single moment, Marcus,"

* * *

acknowledge her. We're in a rush, and

like twenty

them are shifted, and I learn through Kellan's orders that they're going to split off. Some ahead,

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

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

means visibility is far and I'm deeply concerned the people we are out to

scouting with the shifted, and her

Hunt.

Hunt.

in my bones,

Hunt.