Tangled in Moonlight: Unshifted (Ava and Lucas)

Chapter 460

Chapter 460: Ava: Deranged Bird

Chapter 460: Ava: Deranged Bird

A man appears out of nowhere, stumbling in the snow only twenty feet from us.

My skin crawls just looking at him.

He’s dressed as if he’s homeless, with bare feet, dirty skin, and matted hair. If we were in the middle of a city somewhere, I wouldn’t think twice over his existence. Here?

It’s strange.

Where’s he from? How is he surviving this cold in his threadbare clothing? Why no shoes? And how did he just appear in front of us?

Eleanor makes a soft sound. "He looks cold," she says, and I stick my arm out in silent warning for her to stay back.

Vester growls, and my bodyguards come between us. "Who are you?" he demands of the man.

He catches me staring and throws his head back, cackling with a laugh that splits the air like a blade. It’s high-pitched, manic, bouncing off the snow around us.

"Don’t you recognize me, little wolf?" He points at me, fingers dirty and nails blackened.

We’ve seen him before, Selene murmurs. I remember his scent. It was the time you took me shopping for that terrible kibble.

"I do," I say, my voice tight. "You were in Cedarwood." My stomach twists as recognition dawns. Not full recognition, but a hint of it. I vaguely recall this: a man who’d given me the creeps, staring at us a little too intently.

His eyes are hungrier now, his posture more predatory despite his frail appearance.

He wags his finger at me, clicking his tongue. "Tsk, tsk, tsk. You’re lying. Naughty girl. Only the wolf recognized me. Only the wolf." His voice slides up and down scales like he can’t decide what pitch to use.

He takes a step toward us, and Vester snarls, taking a step forward with his chest puffed out.

"Stay back."

The homeless man skips backward, an exaggerated hop, painfully childish for a grown man. He giggles again, a piercing, high-pitched sound.

wide, revealing far too many teeth. "As we speak, blood spills and souls depart. Tick tock,

My back stiffens.

"How would you know

winks, letting

adding another layer of protection. He smells wrong,

"To your home. I promise I won’t

not," Vester answers before I

of his disappointment. "Such a shame, such a shame.

through my fear. "What are you?" I demand, dropping all pretense.

I’ve said something delightful. "Am I not human? If I

not human," I say

ice cracking. "Wolf,

unpredictable and dangerous. The way he sways, the hunger in his gaze; it’s no wonder all

pressed together. "You can bind me. I understand why you’d want

match the gleam in

suspicion is palpable. "And

Alpha’s sister," he stage-whispers, then dissolves into more giggles. "But it’s not.

up. He’s not talking

about

anything from him? Can you tell what he

reluctance. He isn’t seem human, but...

using your powers of

explain it, Grimoire admits. But I truly don’t think he means

warning, he drops to his hands and knees

muffled. "I’m harmless.

behind me, Vester’s tension beside me. But I’m focused on the truth

he’s able to use magic? I ask Grimoire. Anything you can pick up

Grimoire answers after a pause. Nothing magical about

Another long pause.

gone slowly mad. The worst he could do is possess someone, but with how fractured

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