Category: Tangled in Moonlight: Unshifted

19 Lucas: Realization (II) 19 Lucas: Realization (II) LUCAS His spine straightens in an instant, and his face goes. blank. “Of course not, Alpha. I only worry that this obsession with the Blackwood girl is distracting you from what really matters.” I stand in a swift motion, my chair scraping against the floor. Inexplicable rage … Read More “Tangled –
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18 Lucas: Realization (1) 18 Lucas: Realization (I) LUCAS The frost of winter thaws, giving way to the brisk air of spring. The days drag on, each moment blurring into the next as my frustration builds. Weeks have passed since that fateful night at the Lunar Gala, and still, the Blackwood Pack’s intentions remain shrouded … Read More “Tangled –
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16 Ava: Settling In (II) Thunk. That’s it. That’s the last book, tossed onto a pile of mystery novels. Fifteen boxes are now empty, and while it might appear that my apartment is little more than a haphazard pile of empty boxes and organized book piles, my heart breathes with the room I’ve created by … Read More “Tangled –
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15 Ava: Settling In (I) Waking up with a dog is both better and worse than waking to an alarm. Selene starts with a cute little nose bumping against my hand. Then a head burrowing beneath it. Then her entire body on mine, as her dog breath–which smelled particularly fishy–assaults my nose. She finishes it … Read More “Tangled –
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14 Ava: Husky (III) The husky is still here. A call to Animal Control is simple enough, even though it feels like I’m betraying her loyalty to me. I feed her bits of deli meat I brought down from my apartment, and she goes into doggy custody with little fanfare. My day is bleak without … Read More “Tangled –
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13 Ava: Husky (II) Carlos‘ words bring me out of my little mini–funk, and I nod. “I need to make as much money as I can before the summer semester. I’m going to need money for tuition, books, miscellaneous fees, and then hopefully a car. Between rent and life necessities, I really need the overtime. … Read More “Tangled –
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12 Ava: Husky (I) I turn the key in the lock, the familiar click signaling the start of another day at The Novel Grind. Mrs. Elkins is reading a book in one of our plush, overstuffed armchairs, content to let me take over her morning chores.❤ “Keep the door open, dear,” she says, flipping a … Read More “Tangled –
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11 Ava: The Novel Grind The new beginning I crave begins in a quaint town by the name of Cedarwood, just outside of Spokane, Washington. It isn’t that I made a conscious choice to stay here, exactly. I sensed shifters at the train station in Spokane and panicked. A rideshare app and a destination chosen … Read More “Tangled –
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10 Ava: Freedom I make it two days before I give up and call Lisa, ten minutes before her shift. She doesn’t answer the first time, so I call again. This time, she picks up, and her annoyed voice brings tears to my eyes. “Hello?” that wonderful voice snaps into my ear, suspicious and guarded. … Read More “Tangled –
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9 Lucas: Gala (V) 9 Lucas: Gala (V) LUCAS Ava’s slight form disappears into the twisted shadows of the trees, still bursting to life from the return of spring. The full moon above seems to mock me, mock this. Ava Grey. Beta Grey’s youngest daughter. Someone who’s been hidden from all of us until tonight. … Read More “Tangled –
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