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."

Her voice comes out scratchy, and she claws at my hands. "It's just... the New Order. Everyone knows that." The way she says

"Explain."

with each shaky breath, but my hand stays at her throat—a warning rather than a threat now. My conscience relaxes a

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

for someone who genuinely

he's ready to eat her on

I demand, ignoring her

Her pulse flutters beneath my palm, kicking up a little higher. Maybe she realizes

what do they

She swallows hard against my grip. "They're tired of the human

you work for

We resist. We don't

believe she wouldn't be

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

organization, supernatural registration, hierarchical control—so, this New Order is definitely the strange supernaturals who've taken

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

drops from her throat. A deep sigh escapes me as the weight of her words settles into my

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

swallows hard. "Are you friends

image of Jericho's empty

"Yes."

floods her features, followed by a spark of pride that

same realization hits us both—this child has no

be part of an emergency

I grab Pip's arm, gentler this time, and pull her toward the spot where we found the button. My boot sweeps

rattle as she leans forward, purple hair falling across her face. Her brows knit together, confusion replacing her

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