Tangled in Moonlight: Unshifted (Ava and Lucas)

Chapter 2

Chapter 2 Ava: Invitation

The eyes stalk me from the shadows, unblinking. Unwavering.

Fuck, fuck, fuck.

My hands tremble as I turn the key again. The engine sputters, coughs. Please. Please start. I can't die here. Not like this.

Another turn. A whine. A sputter.

The wolf steps out from the tree line, massive and menacing. Its fur blends with the night, a specter of death and torment.

I can't make out any distinguishing features in the darkness. No way to know which of my abusers has come for me tonight.

The engine roars to life. Thank God.

I slam my foot on the accelerator, tires screeching against pavement as I peel off down the road. My heart hammers against my ribs, blood rushing in my ears.

In the rearview mirror, I can see the wolf chasing me. Keeping pace with my car as I navigate the winding roads.

He howls, a promise of pain.

It's all a familiar, sick game. I hate it. I never know when it's coming; when someone's bored enough to begin.

It never ends well though. Not for me.

The streets of my neighborhood come into view. Mom and Dad won't save me, even if I'm being slaughtered in the front yard—but if I can make it inside, that's a different story.

No one disrespects the beta's home.

I whip into an awful parallel parking job, the car jerking to a stop. My hands shake as I fumble for my keys, dropping them twice before I manage to grab them.

just need

The keys jangle in my grip

Almost there. Almost—

smell wet

keys clenched between white knuckles. My heart

away, lips curled back in a snarl. Saliva drips from dagger-like fangs.

Todd.

torment me and always

watches as I grab the door from behind my back, turn, and

is a reprieve; I'll take

I have no idea how

Damn it.

"Ava. Come here."

my shoulders, I walk toward my parents,

a shit. He knows exactly what they do to me; as long as it isn't

him, her disapproving stare leveled over my

head as I enter the room, focusing my

All he wants to see is my submission. Words are a waste of time coming from

word as I cradle my wrist;

I trust you have enough money from your… job to be properly dressed for the occasion. Be grateful that our Alpha allowed you

and cold breezes straight through my limbs, shoving past all that anxiety to settle straight into my brain.

heart skips a beat, thuds a little harder, and then skips another. The Lunar Gala. I've missed

big deal, encompassing the Northwestern Territories. Unmated wolves from all over will be

Council meets and talks all their pack politics—but in reality, the Lunar Gala is more of a matchmaking ball. Alliances

Even Jessa hasn't been to one; historically, our entire pack avoids it. The official story is that there's bad blood between a

in the room, and I risk a quick glance upward. He's looking over my head, not even straight at me, like I'm beneath his

nothing. Just me. "Phoenix and Jessa will be

like that, he leaves. No more explanations. Just a beta throwing out his orders

excitement at the idea of leaving this place even

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