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.

now, with vampires?" His smile stretches too wide, revealing far too many teeth. "As we speak, blood spills and souls depart. Tick tock,

My back stiffens.

"How would you know

the side of his nose and winks, letting out another unsettling chuckle.

of me, adding another layer of protection.

man asks, swaying slightly. "To your home. I promise I won’t bite." He snaps his teeth together

not," Vester answers

his disappointment. "Such a shame, such a shame. To encounter such prejudice, even this

his phrasing cuts through my fear. "What are you?"

something delightful. "Am I not human? If I am not human, then you,

not human," I say flatly. "I’m a

skittering across the snow like ice cracking. "Wolf, wolf, big bad wolf.

The way he sways, the hunger in his

he says again, voice suddenly plaintive. He extends his hands, wrists pressed together. "You can bind me. I understand why you’d want to. I won’t fight. I won’t hurt you. I just need to see

doesn’t match the

is palpable.

Alpha’s

muscles lock up. He’s

about the

are you getting anything from him? Can you tell what he

Grimoire speaks with strange reluctance. He isn’t seem human, but... I don’t think

using your powers of observation? Look

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

Then, without warning, he drops to his hands and knees

"I’m harmless. Please bring me

me. But I’m focused on the truth that

use magic? I ask Grimoire. Anything

pause.

Another long pause.

mad. The worst he could do is possess

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