Tangled in Moonlight: Unshifted (Ava and Lucas)

Chapter 91

Chapter 91 Ava: Clearing the Air (I)

All my thoughts circle into some sort of insane melodrama right out of Selene's favorite TV show, and I slap my hands against my face, rubbing hard against my cheeks, as though I can push the tears right back into my eyes.

"Sorry," I say, as Lucas rests a worried hand against my back, stroking me like you would pet a puppy. It's cute. He doesn't seem to know what to do with me, while I'm just grateful that he's trying.

Once I'm sure my tears are gone, I smile up at him. "I'm just frazzled."

"You've been through a lot. Did I upset you when I took the phone call?"

"No!" The word bursts from me in horror. Does he think I'm that kind of person, who gets upset when he has to do important things instead of watching me sit in a hospital bed? "Not at all."

He blows out a breath in what I'm sure is massive relief. No one wants a mate that high maintenance. "Are you upset that I have to leave?"

I cringe. "It isn't that." I just came to some insane levels of assumptions. "Why… do you have to go?"

"Ah." Now he looks uncomfortable, and takes a seat on my bed, grabbing my hand.

Oh, God. This can't be good.

"Once we were safe, Kellan—my beta—led a force of my men into the heart of the Blackwood pack." I must not look devastated enough, because he clarifies, "In an act of war."

Since he seems to want some sort of input from me, I nod to show that I'm following.

"Unfortunately, in the chaos, your family and Alpha Renard escaped, but the territory is under our control."

I nod again.

over your pack," he says, as if I'm not

don't care what happens to

mother is in the hospital. She's in critical condition due to the wolfsbane I injected her

things right now. Like sadness, anxiety, worry, or other emotions that would

demon of vengeance in my soul that is happy at his

mate that I'm a raging psychopath. He's treating

reaches for my hand, sliding his rough fingers between mine. He must think I need comfort, and

integrating them into ours, or letting them go as rogues. I'll be back every few days. Right now, another alpha is helping me

lines on his brow. "You'll do great," I assure him. "But before you go, I

called. Maybe Clayton doesn't realize who I am yet, but they'll figure it out soon. I have to head

minutes. There's a flight tonight

few minutes is all I need. I just need

words. "Whatever you have to tell me, don't worry, Ava. I

to worry about them. "When I was

slack against mine, and his brows come

a deep breath. "There were some rogues in Cedarwood who caught my

you go into heat without a wolf?"

do you know about

mine, unwavering. "At the Gala, I'd been under the impression you were working with your

at

to get someone into the pack to get the information, but I heard that you were wolfless and not treated well

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