Tangled in Moonlight: Unshifted novel Chapter 394

"Hot chocolate delivery!" Lisa’s voice carries across the clearing, and I turn to see her balancing a large tray of steaming mugs.

The kids swarm her like hungry puppies, but Lisa navigates through them with practiced grace. Her skin looks almost translucent against her dark sweater, and shadows pool under her eyes.

"Thanks for the assist." I help her distribute the mugs, making sure each child has a secure grip before letting go. "Careful, it’s hot."

"Blow on it first," Lisa reminds Tommy as he tries to gulp his down.

We settle on a nearby log while the kids huddle in small groups, sipping their treats and chatting about their successful hits during training. Lisa’s hands tremble slightly as she wraps them around her mug.

"Are you feeling okay?"

"I’m fine." Lisa takes a careful sip. "Why?"

"You don’t look fine. You’re pale as the snow." _{fɾeewebnoveℓ.co๓}

Lisa’s free hand flies to her cheek. "Really? I feel fine, though." She presses the back of her hand against her forehead. "No fever or anything."

"Then what have you been up to?"

"Oh." Lisa brightens. "I was actually training with something new the Grand Sage created." She extends her pinky finger, showing off a delicate silver ring. "What do you think?"

I squint at the unremarkable piece of jewelry. "It’s... pretty?"

"It’s not much to look at," Lisa admits. "But it can send up an emergency flare if I’m in trouble. It also has a secondary function, though. It can send a ten-second recording to a paired ring that the Grand Sage has. He’s been fiddling with the technology from the magic watches he created."

"Hmm." Not sure how to respond, I take a sip of my hot cocoa.

"It’s kind of neat. Nothing super crazy, but it might be useful."

"Could be," I agree, though I’m a little confused on why it would be more useful than the magic watch Lisa already has. Why send a limited voice recording with a tiny ring when you can just use your magic watch to call someone?

But I guess it might be helpful in an emergency. Still doesn’t seem that great, though.

"It also doesn’t need to be charged as often. And I can send a video of this right now. It’s pretty much undetectable, he says, so it can all happen under the nose of any vampire or Fae. This way, if I get kidnapped again, it’ll be easier to find me." She pauses. "In theory."

Oh, a video recording… That would make more sense. "How does that work? Wouldn’t it need a camera or something?"

"No, because it’s magic video. And no, I don’t understand any of it, so don’t ask. I can’t control where the focus of the video is, so he’s hoping to figure that out, but he did manage to get the locator working. He could find me anywhere in the compound just from using the paired rings."

Now we’re talking. "That sounds amazing. As soon as Lucas hears about it, he’ll probably put one on every finger."

"Every finger and toe," Lisa agrees with a grin.

Steam rises from our mugs as we watch the kids chase each other through the snow. They’ve finished their drinks in record time, with the immunity to tongue burn that only little kids seem to have.

Tommy shows off his snowball-making technique to the group, his chest puffed with pride. He’s landed the most hits on me.

Fifteen out of twenty-eight, Grimoire reports.

"Why bring the hot chocolate out here?" The question slips out as I notice the elaborate setup. Tables and chairs, as if it was planned. "The cafeteria would have been easier."

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