Tangled in Moonlight: Unshifted (Ava and Lucas)

Chapter 107 Lucas: Panic

LUCAS

"What the fuck do you mean she's unconscious?" My voice rises in the back of the cab, drawing Vester's alarmed glance in the rearview mirror of the SUV.

Kellan's voice crackles through my phone. "Her vitals are stable, but she's not waking up. Doctors can't find anything physically wrong."

"Then why the hell is she in the hospital?" Fury pounds through my veins, my wolf snarling to hunt down whoever dared harm our mate. "What did Jericho do?"

"It wasn't him. She collapsed at home after training."

"Training?" The word comes out in a growl. "She's still recovering! She shouldn't be—"

"Boss." Vester's gruff voice cuts in. "Nessa's with her now. Should be able to tell us more soon."

I rake a hand through my hair, jaw clenched. "I want guards on her room. No one gets in besides pack and medical staff."

"Already done."

"Good." I glance out the window at the darkened streets whizzing by, leg bouncing with impatience. Vester's watching cautiously, and the husky's panting in the back, still crated. "The dog. Get her to Lisa's place."

"Dog?" Kellan grunts. "Since when—"

"Don't worry about it." I end the call, pulse hammering in my throat.

Ava. My Ava. Lying in a hospital bed. Again.

No. I won't let anything else happen to her. Whatever this is, whoever is responsible, I'll destroy them. Rip them to shreds with my bare hands if I have to.

already flinging open the door, barely registering Vester's shout to wait. Selene whines from her crate, but I can't think about the dog right

as I make a beeline for the front desk. The receptionist looks up, startled, but I'm already demanding

sir, but visiting hours

I growl, slamming my hand on the counter. "Alpha of the Westwood Pack. Ava Grey is

blanches, fingers flying over her keyboard.

bother with thanks, just spin on my heel and head for the elevators. The ride up is agonizingly slow, the numbers crawling by as my mind

she's hurt worse than Kellan let on? What if someone got

I'm moving, long strides eating up the distance to Ava's room. Two of my enforcers stand guard outside,

I bark,

them says. "Vanessa's still in with

an IV dripping into her arm. Vanessa looks up from her bedside, expression grim. There's a black-haired human girl on the other

Must be Lisa.

softly. "I wish I had better

tubes. Her skin is cool to

her, Nessa?" I ask hoarsely. "Why won't she wake

hair. "Physically, she's fine. Exhausted and a bit

"Then what—"

think it's her wolf," Vanessa cuts in gently. "Or rather, the

understanding. "What do

being of age. And now, with everything she's been through... I think her wolf is

there was the incident during the escape where she had supernatural speed. These are not

Her wolf. Trying to break free. "But why now? What

don't know, Lucas. This is beyond anything I've seen before. We're in

I refuse to lose Ava. Not like this. Not when I just

want updates every hour. And double the guard on her room. No one gets in besides medical staff and