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Tangled in Moonlight: Unshifted novel Chapter 298

298 Ava: His Wolf 

Sister Miriam doesn’t accompany Selencthank God, because while I convinced Lucas to get dressed, the room smells like sex and pheromones

The heat beneath my skin has dissipated, though. I’m not sure if that’s normal, or if there’s worse to come. Either way, with my neck marked by Lucas, at least I’m no longer a danger to the other shifters. My pheromones should only affect my mate now

The relief from that knowledge has my shoulders so much lighter; I hadn’t realized how stressed 

the thought of heat made me all this time

Seeing Selene’s silver husky form slip through the door, my heart is full near to bursting. Her presence in my mind is great, but her physical presence eases something inside of me

Selene’s lost a little weight. The pristine white of her fur is dulled with what seems to be flecks of dried mud. But her bright blue eyes are sparkling with joy as she bounds forward, vaulting into the bed to roll and wiggle her body against the both of us

It’s my first time seeing her give Lucas affection, but he doesn’t seem surprised at all, even lifting his hand to rub her ears and give her a sweet little hug

What happened between them when I was gone

He’s not so bad when you get to know him

Selene’s nonchalant words has my eyes narrowing. Not so bad? Get to know him

Who are you, and what did you do with my wolf?” 

Don’t be impertinent. Selene snorts in my direction, wiggling further into Lucaslap and headbutting him until he scratches behind her ears. He gives good ear scratches. You should ask 

for some

Yeah, I’ll get right on that

Well, I suppose you have other things you’d prefer he scratch

Selene!” 

She sneezes in my direction, tail thumping as Lucas rubs across her fur with vigorous affection, looking for all the world like the queen of huskies accepting the attention that’s her due

When did you guys start getting along so well?Not sure if I’m jealous or not, I watch Lucas with a distinctly sulky feeling. I want them to get along1 dobut Selene’s my wolf, isn’t she? Did we not get along well before? Lucas seems surprised as Selene licks his hand, flicking her 

ear at me

She hated you

Well, she likes me now.” 

The distinctly smug feeling emanating from Selene feels almost like a challenge

I worked hard nun keerine him alive for you wou know 

298 Ava: His Woll 

Scooting closer into Lucasside, I shove at Selene until she’s half off his lap. Thanks, Selene. I appreciate it

Way to get between a wolf and her mate, Selene mutters

Your mate? He’s my mate.” 

Our mate. 

Still mine, though.” 

Selene bares her teeth at me

What’s going on?Lucas wraps his arm around my back, stroking my hip in a familiar manner that has my heart filling with joy

We’re arguing over whose mate you are.” 

He seems startled by that one. Aren’t I your mate?” 

Exactly.” 

Selene jerks her head around to stare at him with cold blue eyes, her tail no longer thumping and muzzle wrinkling with displeasure

And mine

You’ve done a complete oneeighty on your reaction to him.” Reaching out to pet Selene, I’m not offended when she gives my hand a pretend snap before nuzzling into it

I changed my mind

High praise, indeed

His wolf, she says suddenly, changing the subject. He’s weak. He can’t break through the barrier 

himself

Waithold on. What barrier?Selene’s words have me straightening in Lucasarms, putting aside our childish banter for a moment. Is that why Lucas can’t hear him?” 

Correct. Lucas has some sort of barrier in his mind. It’s blocked out his memories, but also his wolf

Why? How? How do you know about it?” 

His wolf told me. I couldn’t hear him before, but the bond between us- and she sounds oddly disgusted at that, considering how affectionate she now is with Lucasmakes it so he can reach 

Questions swirl in my head. I need to tackle them one at a time

SeleneI asked you a long time ago what your problem with Lucas is. I think it’s about time you explain

Ugh

She sounds like a teenager being told to do their chores

You do, kind of 

Selene groans, resting her head on Laucasknee. I don’t know how to explain it

But I can sense the lie in her words

Incas, to his credit, stays quiet, watching us both

His wolf is a presence familiar to me, Selene finally admits, sounding as if I’m dragging the words out of her. I knew him in my past life

Honestly, I’ve forgottenmore than oncethat Selene once lived long ago and retains some of 

the massacre, when 

those memories. How long has it been since she’s talked about it? 50 and retains some of 

Vanessa woke me up to my own personality flaws, I think

Selene had been quiet for days, saying she didn’t have all the memories she thought she did. And she hadn’t spoken much of them ever since

It didn’t seem very important at the time. There was always something else to think about or focus on. My magic, for example

I stay quiet, sensing that she’s thinking things through

It is not my first time being mated to that wolf, Selene admits, sounding rather sour. He rejected the bond in our last life. Mated to another shewolf

My heart constricts at the thought of Lucas mating someone else

It was another time. Another life

StillI can’t help but stare at Lucas, who seems uncomfortable at the intensity of my gaze

Did I do something?His brows draw together in confusion. Are you upset with me?” 

No, I lie. Well, it isn’t exactly a lie. I’m angry at this Lucaswolf Selene’s telling me about. My Lucas, the one here in front of us today, would never

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