Tangled in Moonlight: Unshifted novel Chapter 34

can’t imagine life without Selene anymore, even when she isn’t in my head.

It’s wrong.

I fall asleep in fits and starts. Every few hours, a nurse comes in to check all my vitals, and it takes a long time until I can fall asleep again.

But even a restless sleep replenishes your energy, and I wake at sunrise feeling ever–so–slightly refreshed and ready to take on the world.

Well–maybe not the world.

But definitely to ask Alpha Clayton if I can go back to the scene of the accident.

Unfortunately, that doesn’t go well. Apparently, he’s too busy to just be called down to the hospital because a strange woman wants to meet with him.

By lunch, I’m nearly crawling out of my skin with agitation.

***

Ava.

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33 Ava: Selene’s Return

I drop my spoonful of orange jello in shock.

Selene! Where have you been?! 

…can’t…far… 

It’s like her voice is ebbing and flowing in my mind. I’m sure she’s saying so much more than I can hear, but the important word is there.

I must be too far to maintain a connection. This isn’t something any other shifter could have explained to me; all their wolves exist with them. I’ve never heard of a wolf that can manifest into their own body, even if it is a dog’s form.

Relief blossoms, relaxing every inch of taut muscle as I lay back in my bed. My breath escapes me in a long sigh.

Selene is close.

She must have been running all night. I’m not sure how fast she can run, but it must have been hard on her.

Selene? I ask after a few minutes.

I can hear you, her voice whispers, and I can feel tears

in my eyes.

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33 Ava: Selene’s Return

I’m in a hospital run by the Aspen pack. Their alpha saved me last night. I quickly give a summary of events, feeling her presence strengthen every minute.

Are you hurt?

I shake my head, forgetting she can’t see me.

Ava. Are you hurt? 

Not bad, mainly from the car crash. I have some questions, though. They said I’m going into heat. They want me here until my heat is over.

Selene goes silent, but I can still feel her. It’s good to

have her back.

That will be problematic, she says, sounding grim. Has the alpha scented you? 

You mean, sniffed me? Yes.

I can hear a faint growl in my head. Has he gotten near

the scar on your neck?

No, I respond obediently.

Good. Keep him away from it. When did you lose the necklace? 

I look around. How did you know? Can you see me?

33 Ava Selene’s Return

No. If you’re going into heat, it means you lost the

necklace.

Oh. That’s news to me. Would have been nice to

know…

Um, I don’t know. I thought I might have lost it during the crash, but now I’m thinking I might have lost it earlier. The guys who kidnapped me kept saying I was going into heat. 

Selene’s sigh of frustration fills my head. Will you be safe there?

At the hospital?

Yes. 

I nod, then remember she can’t see me. Yes. Alpha Clayton seems to be very kind, and has a good reputation as a leader. I don’t think he will do anything 

to me.

She sighs again. I need to look for the necklace. Don’t lose the ring, too, or we will really be in trouble.

I touch the ring, needing the physical reassurance that it’s still there. It is. Are you going to explain it all to me now? What I am? Why I’m in heat? Why this necklace 

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33 Ava: Selene’s Return

keeps me from going into heat? 

Selene goes silent for a while. Her voice is fading when she finally responds. We will talk, Ava.

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34 Ava Overcome (1)

“Hello, Alpha Clayton,” I say, smiling back despite the butterflies in my stomach. I’m keenly aware of Selene’s warning about keeping him away from my scar. It’s not like I want anyone near it anyway, but her caution makes me extra wary.

He steps into the room, his presence filling the small space. “Please, just Clayton is fine.” His voice is warm, like honey and fresh–baked bread, all things that stimulate my appetite–probably a side effect from only being allowed to eat little cups of jello. “How are you feeling? I apologize for not being able to check on

you sooner.”

I wave off his apology, setting the jello cup aside. “I’m doing better, thanks. The nurse said I still have a little while before the peak of my heat hits.”

Clayton brings a chair to the side of my bed, sitting with the elegant grace most wolf shifters manage without thinking.

I don’t have that level of grace, probably because I

wasn’t raised with my wolf inside of me like the rest of

them.

“About that,” Clayton says, sounding hesitant. “The

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His voice gets a little rougher, and I blink at him as he speaks, wondering why his voice sounds so nice. 

Fuck.