Tangled in Moonlight: Unshifted (Ava and Lucas)

Chapter 66 Ava: Best Friends Are the Best

Life at home really sucks, but I find a little solace in the fact that, for once in my life, Jessa and Phoenix are on my side.

Kind of.

I am still a little worried that Jessa's just going to stab me in my sleep, but I don't think she wants to deal with the wrath that will come with that kind of drastic measure. I'm pretty sure she's keeping it as an option, but I don't think she's going to do it anytime soon.

Thanks to Jessa's pointing out of the obvious, my stress level is somewhat reduced as I thank Clayton in my head for succumbing to his heat-driven passions. Until Alpha Renard is sure that I have no Aspen pup in my womb, he's not going to touch me.

I can tell he has no true desire for me. Every time he looks at me, it's with calculation. I don't think the man's capable of feeling true desire for someone like me.

If our numbers were greater, I truly believe he would eradicate humans from the world instead of fighting with other packs.

It doesn't keep me safe now with this ridiculous 'true omega' nonsense they've got in their heads, but at least I have the luck of Mother Nature on my side…

And Jessa's cell phone.

She's not thrilled about it, but sits on the couch while I wait in the kitchen, listening to the ringing as I call Lisa's phone.

They shouldn't be keeping tabs on her now that I'm back, right?

But even if they do—she's my only ticket out of here.

"Hello?" her suspicious voice finally answers, after I call her three times in a row.

"Lise, it's me."

"Ava. Oh, my God. You're alive. You're okay. Wait, are you okay?"

A laugh bubbles in my throat even as tears fill my eyes. I love Lisa so damn much. How did I ever deserve a friend like her?

"There's a lot to fill you in on, but just wait and listen to the important stuff right now. I've been dragged back home. They caught me in Washington, where—oh, shit, you don't even know. I was with the Aspen pack… There's a lot to unpack there. We'll do that later. Anyway, some things happened and somehow they found out about it."

Wait. How did they find out?

need to ask

I hang

"Ave?"

story short, my alpha wants to make babies with me

you

check the number on the screen.

it's not accurate, but I kind of get it. Omegas are like, super

just called omegas because they were chosen to breed, not because they were meant to. But anyway, that's not the

who's never had to deal with the consequences of bad-mouthing an alpha. "So that old fart wants to fuck you? I'm not surprised. Everything I've heard about them is bad news bears,

place. Mom and Dad won't mind if I disappear for

anything yet. They're still worried about me. But they are going to want to make sure I'm not pregnant

Ava, what the hell have you been doing, and with who? Is he nice? Does he take

twists as I think of Clayton and how worried he must be. How long have I been here now? It feels like months, but hasn't it only been a few days? A

together already. I guess that's what happens

And Lucas…

a long

Or maybe he's moved

"Ave. Ave?"

"Sorry, I'm here."

sunset with you. Don't even try to tell me no. I miss you, and I'm not going to leave you here with your shitty family and your shitty pack. Why don't we try for

New York…

makes me

I wonder how Selene would ever find

it here and I'm

she must have a way to track me.

to need money. Don't you know someone who makes fake IDs? We're going to need some

you want to go back to where you were, or do

Elkins,

go back more than I

the first place they look." Because they

to go. When are

way to get out of here. You'd