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Tangled in Moonlight: Unshifted novel Chapter 239

239 Ava: Radio Silence 

The phone doesn’t even ring anymore. It goes straight to voicemail

Kellan’s rings, but there’s no answer

Vester’s rings, too. But he also doesn’t answer

In fact, we’ve tried everyone. No one’s answering

If we hadn’t already had successful calls since being in the Fae Ward, I’d suspect that we can’t call people. Instead…. 

Something’s wrong 

Stating the obvious does nothing to ease the tension in my room. The thrill of success over me reaching my magic earlier is long gone, leaving us all staring at our phones

Magister Orion was kind enough to send a folding table upstairs for us to use, and Marcus uses it to spread a few papers across its surface

I’ve summarized all the information we’ve learned since being in the Fae Ward, but it’s very little. I think our best bet is to ask Magister Orion and Sister Miriam to see if they can use their resources to better source intel on what’s going on outside the city.” 

The papers are a pathetic level of information.. 

Marcus had a few text messages from Jericho, stating that rogues were encroaching on Westwood territory. We have no news about Blackwood, but with Kellan and Vester’s silence, it doesn’t bode well. We know that the alpha of Whispering Pines has something to do with all of this, but we don’t know if he’s working with Renard or the vampires

We have far more questions than answers, and frustration bubbles in my belly. Is this how Lucas. felt, when he searched for me after the Gala

Experiencing it now, and remembering how I treated his presence once he found me… 

My heart sinks

Yet another thing to add to my list of reasons to treat Lucas well. I would be crushed at a cold 

reception

Selene’s soft voice interjects between my thoughts. You had reason at the time

Still,” I murmur, setting my phone on speaker as it rings Kellan’s cell phone once again

It takes thirty seconds before his voice picks up

You’ve reached Kellan. Leave me a message.” 

Short and sweet

It’s okay,Vanessa says, reaching over to squeeze my shoulder. They might be midmission. It isn’t unusual to turn our phones off or leave them home.” 

But all of them

239 Ava: Radio Silence 

Every leader of Westwood is unavailable

What about Delta Ryder?” 

She shakes her head. His phone goes straight to voicemail, too. Since he was in Westwood with Lucas, it leans more toward missions than anything particularly bad going on.” 

But then why are Kellan and Vester unreachable

Biting at the side of my thumb, I slide the papers back and forth over the table, reading them over and over. It isn’t much

Marcus has a few text messages written verbatim that came from Jericho, which somehow managed to ping his phone from within the Fae Ward

Rogues headed into Westwood territory. Scouts going in. Whispering Pines defected from Council. War is coming. Keep your Luna safe

Then, Possible Whispering Pines is working with Blackwood and vampires. Keep eyes and ears open

That’s it

Nothing else

There’s even less from Vanessa’s end; she has no messages, and only Vester’s vague mentions of how the Council seems to be going through trouble when she last contacted him

I have the most information of all, coming straight from my phone call with Lucas

It isn’t enough

Had I known I wouldn’t be able to reach him again, I would have asked more questions. Demanded more details

Stupid. So stupid to rely on future conversations during such a crucial time

You need to focus on what you can do, Ava, Vanessa says, taking the papers from me and handing them to Marcus. We’ll keep trying to reach people, but you need to focus on your magic and your learning” 

Maybe Marcus can go back home and see if he can-” 

No.His interruption is swift and calm. I am not leaving your side. It may seem safe here under Magister Orion’s care, but this city is still dangerous for you.” 

He’s right. The vampires who attacked came from here. Even if they aren’t in the Fae Ward, we don’t know who’s involved in these attacks. There’s no way either of us can leave you here.” 

I rub at my face with a groan. One person isn’t worth an entire pack. There are so many lives at stake here. If there’s war and something has happened to Lucas” 

Every pack is prepared for a situation like this, Ava.Vanessa sits beside me, looking 

Solemn. Lucas has his beta. He has his deltas. The entire pack knows what to do when the alpha falls. While it would be terrible, Westwood will like/ive. You cannot save the pack on your own, Ava. You’re too weak. You can’t fight an alpha in combat, and you have no power backing to help 

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