Tangled in Moonlight: Unshifted novel Chapter 118

The good thing about Lisa’s apartment is that it’s soundproof.

That means, with Kellan gone, we can talk to our

heart’s content.

Which is exactly what we do, as I fill Lisa in on what I experienced while I was unconscious. Lisa looks

confused.

“I know I’m a human, but that doesn’t sound like wolf is emerging. It sounds unrelated to wolves entirely.”

your

Precisely, Selene says, her tone approving. She likes

Lisa.

“Selene agrees,” I translate for Lisa.

It is an awakening, but not of your wolf. She snorts and gives a quick shake of her head. I’m already awake. 

I laugh, and Lisa looks at me with a questioning stare.

So, of course, I tell her.

It’s unfortunate she can’t hear Selene.

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“She’s funny,” Lisa remarks, petting Selene’s ears. Despite knowing the dog in front of her is a wolf on the inside, she hasn’t stopped treating Selene as a lovable husky.

“So, an awakening of what, exactly?”

Your powers, she says, her words terse. The necklace will do no good for you now. The ring, too. You’ve grown too powerful. It’s time to train before you get yourself killed. 

Oh.

That doesn’t sound good.

It does not, she confirms grimly. Unfortunately, I don’t know where we can go for tutelage.

“Okay, so I have to learn on my own then.”

That carries great risk. 

The grimace that twists my face has Lisa’s eyes bouncing between me and Selene, but she sits

patiently, waiting for the summary.

“Isn’t it risky for me to just do nothing? I was in a coma for three weeks. Isn’t that bad enough?”

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Selene groans, her ears flicking. Even so… 

“How hard can it be?”

Hard, she informs me. Do you even know how to 

access your power? 

Come to think of it–no.

Do you know what it does? 

Also no.

Do you know its limitations? 

Nope to that, too.

Slumping against the couch, I stare at the ceiling. “This is pointless. What am I going to do?”

“About what?” Lisa finally asks, nearly bursting with

curiosity.

After a quick explanation, she squints her eyes at me with a doubtful stare. “What about Sister Miriam?”

Selene perks up. Who is Sister Miriam? Is she a vampire?

“Vampire?!” I stare at Selene in shock. “Why would you think she’s a vampire?”

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Vampires usually name themselves as if they’re part of a church. Brother, Sister, Father, Mother.

That’s just bizarre.

Rubbing my eyebrow, I think back to Sister Miriam. Of the way my mother reacted to her presence. Of her bizarre behavior and unsettling gaze:

“Yeah, she might be a vampire.” She’s definitely something, anyway.

Selene cocks her head. It is possible she may know something. But it is also possible she will try to kill you.

“She seemed pretty interested in me when we met.”

That is good. Vampires like interesting things. They eat boring things. 

That’s a thought I never wanted to have in my head.

“Vampire?” Lisa questions after I fill her in again. “How would a vampire know anything about a shifter like

you?”

They are very long–lived, and share their knowledge in their community. Despite popular opinion, they are not evil or terrifying. Just finicky. 

Selene’s definition of finicky seems to be a little off. “You just said she might try to kill me, and that vampires eat boring things.”

Yes.

“That doesn’t sound like finicky is a great way to

She tilts her head again. No, it is proper 

“Either I die from my power manifesting without my permission, or I try to figure it out on my own. I don’t have any other option.”

It is possible, she says in that vague way of hers. But

we are not bonded in the normal way.