Tangled in Moonlight: Unshifted (Ava and Lucas)

Chapter 60

Chapter 60 Ava: Homecoming (II)

When Mom and Dad walk through the door, dinner isn't ready, because I haven't once left the couch.

I'm two episodes into a back-to-back marathon of Selene's favorite show. Todd and his two goonies have tried to get me to cook, but I've ignored them at every turn.

I find it interesting that they never once tried to physically drag me into the kitchen. They would have before.

I don't think it's my attitude; they're the kind who would beat it out of you, not back down.

So, it's the order Phoenix gave. But why? What's planned for me?

Before I left, it was to use me as a breeder for the pack. That isn't the kind of future where I'm protected from beatings. That means there's something more…

My stomach clenches. Do they know about my heat?

They have to.

There's no other explanation.

If they know I went into heat, then they'll likely know about the supposed 'true omega' designation Clayton's pack had given me.

And if they think I'm that…

Shit.

When the front door opens, I don't budge. Not a muscle twitches.

smell Mom's perfume before her heels click against the floor. Even without looking, I can imagine the pinched look on her face. "Ava Grey. Your brother spends all this time to find you and bring you home safely, and you can't

eyes trained on

she says, ostensibly to the shifters guarding me. I can feel Todd get up from the couch. The absence of

couch and his expression darkens. Without a word, he strides forward, planting himself directly in

tilt my head back to meet his gaze, unflinching. His eyes bore into mine, a storm of emotions swirling in their depths. Anger, disappointment, and

tension in the room is palpable, thick enough to choke on. Mom's cold stare digs into the side of my face, but I refuse

I think he might speak, might unleash

there, his gaze locked with mine, as if searching

and says, "Have something delivered. The

I want to have has to be hidden deep in my heart.

my gaze to the TV. "So good to see you've been so worried about me. So many

maybe I should learn to keep my mouth shut, too. When did I develop this level of

come home after their daughter's been missing, and

life like this for two decades is more than

can't do another

says in his

Alexander," I say, refusing to call him any form of

degenerate in your absence. I'm letting it pass today because you've been through a

not, so I just turn up the volume

admonishes, her voice like ice. "Get dressed in something more

my worn-out jeans, with holes in the knees and in a couple places along my thighs, and my faded t-shirt that might have seen better days a hundred years ago. Mom's gaze is cutting, appraising me from head to toe with an expression of utter

in a designer dress that could put a down payment on someone's house, tasteful glittering

wave a hand down my body with a

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