Tangled in Moonlight: Unshifted (Ava and Lucas)

Chapter 96

Chapter 96 Ava: Life in Westwood (I)

Lucas still calls me every night, but Lisa had helped encourage me to text him yesterday, asking for space, at least until he returns to Westwood.

I'm sure he gets hourly reports from all my guards, but at least I don't have to worry about playing nice when I'm starting to feel resentful and frustrated, despite knowing I should be grateful for being saved.

I'm grateful to him for a lot. Having guards around should be a small price for all of this. It's just hard.

"Welcome home!" Lisa exclaims as she flings open the door to her new apartment.

When Lisa said that Lucas had settled her into an apartment, I'd expected something… I don't know.

Normal?

This is far from normal.

The luxurious living room has been decorated in some sort of eclectic, artistic mix of boho wall decor and minimalist furniture, leaving bright, wide open spaces with bright splashes of color and texture on the walls. Floor-to-ceiling windows flood the space with natural light, framed by curtains I'm afraid to even touch. How can curtains look so expensive?

A sleek kitchen gleams in the corner, all stainless steel appliances and marble countertops, with white cabinets that are going to be a terrible experience to keep clean. It's like the entire apartment was made with maid service in mind.

"Wow," I breathe, running my fingers along the back of the luxurious leather couch. "Lucas really went all out, didn't he?"

But they don't hear me, because—well, they're still arguing.

after Kellan. "We don't need a guard dog watching our every move in here. What, you think someone's going to scale

glass. Skyscrapers pierce the sky, glinting in the afternoon sun. Cars crawl along the streets below, tiny and

It's busy.

Cedarwood. From the Novel Grind and

From Selene.

I've heard her voice in my head, felt her presence curled around my mind like a

assuming it was a side effect of our bond. I'd hoped it meant Selene was getting closer, that she'd found a way to reach me despite the distance. But as the hours tick by with no sign of

happened to her? What if she's hurt, or worse? The thought makes my stomach twist, bile rising in my throat. I can't lose her. She's a

squeezing my eyes shut as if I can will her into existence through sheer desperation. Please, Selene, I beg silently. Please be okay. I need

sounds of the city and

dictate every aspect of our lives!" Lisa's voice cracks like a whip, jolting me out of my spiraling

But Ava's safety is our top priority. We can't take any chances.

but it's the memories of Todd's attack that flash behind my eyelids. The phantom pain of his claws raking across my skin, the way his teeth dug into

about that odious little shit again, but his nightmares live

for the

work at my jaw, fighting against the

I fought back. And I won't let anyone

had mentioned that Lisa and I begin training tomorrow. Self-defense and more. I'm looking forward to it in a way that makes me almost want to shy away from the newly bloodthirsty urge in my

a lot

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