Tangled in Moonlight: Unshifted (Ava and Lucas)

Chapter 429

Chapter 429: Lucas: Pip (II)

LUCAS

Pip is terrified, but she has answers. Answers we need.

Acting like a bully to a child isn't on my top list of things I wanted to do today, but there are too many lives at stake.

My feet sink into crusted snow as I step toward the tiny Fae. Her purple hair stands out against the white backdrop, making her look even more fragile as she cowers, crouching low with her hands over her head.

She thinks she's going to die.

Forgive me, Moon Goddess.

My fingers close around her throat, lifting her to eye level. Her feet dangle, chains jingling. "Choose a side. Now."

Pip's face turns red, tears streaming down her cheeks. Her hands clutch at my wrist, but she's too weak to break free. The sound of her sobbing pierces the air, and my stomach turns.

Aurum growls inside my head. He has no sympathy for those he's deemed the enemy, even a child.

A child who could get our entire pack killed.

But the sight of her crying, the way her tiny body trembles—this isn't what an alpha should do. This isn't what a leader should be, a bully of children.

"The New Order," I say, keeping my voice steady despite my disgust at myself. "What are they?"

Pip's sobs quiet. She blinks at me through wet lashes, her expression shifting from terror to... confusion. Her eyebrows scrunch together as she sniffles again.

"It's the New Order." She says it like I've asked her what color the sky is. Like the answer should be obvious.

My grip tightens slightly, until I remember she's just a kid. Maybe a hundred-year-old kid, but the visual's still there. "That's not an answer."

at my hands. "It's just... the New Order. Everyone knows that." The way she says it, it's

"Explain."

Her chains rattle with each shaky breath, but my hand stays

Police. They started the apocalypse and threatened everyone with more if they didn't submit. They're everywhere." Despite

of sass for someone

if he's ready to eat her on command, though; not

I demand, ignoring

don't know. They just are." Her pulse flutters beneath my palm, kicking up a little higher. Maybe she realizes questioning our ignorance isn't the best choice. "They know everything

what do

against my grip. "They're tired of the

work for

We don't

hard to believe she wouldn't be part of this New Order. "And what are

like items on a grocery list. "Everyone has to be tagged. Everyone has

New Order is definitely the strange supernaturals who've taken

her attempt at bravado. Her chin tilts up, but her bottom

of her words settles into my bones. "Why were you heading to The Rejects

eyes dart between me and my pack, lingering on each wolf before snapping away. Every time she looks at Vester,

hard. "Are you friends with the

muscles lock. The image of Jericho's

"Yes."

pride that straightens her spine. "I was

eyes meet Vester's. The same realization hits us both—this child has no

an emergency system.

gentler this time, and pull her toward the spot where we found the button. My boot sweeps away dead branches and snow until the

forward, purple hair falling across her face. Her brows knit together, confusion replacing her earlier fear. "Why

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