Tangled in Moonlight: Unshifted (Ava and Lucas)

Chapter 108

Chapter 108 Lisa: Ava's Absence (I)

LISA

Lucas is bigger than I thought he'd be.

The thought comes randomly as I stare at him across Ava's bed. He never spares me a glance; he's attuned to her every breath. There's pain etched across his face that makes my heart ache for him.

I'm hurting, too. But this fated mate connection that shifters have…

It's on another level.

Kissing the back of Ava's hand, I lower my head to pray for the hundredth time today.

Dear Lord, please hear my prayer. I know I don't go to church and I don't follow your commandments. I know I'm a terrible Christian. I'm not even sure I am Christian. But I know you're supposed to care about all of us, so please—if you're listening—please, save Ava. She deserves so much more than this.

Of course, there's no answer. Half of me is hoping for a miracle, but the other half knows the prayer's pointless.

There's nothing any of us can do.

The doctors are confused. All they can say is that she's stable and should wake up when she's ready.

But why is she even in this bed in the first place?

We didn't do anything extra strenuous.

She's been healing fine.

So why?

Vanessa's words about Ava's wolf have me worried, but I can't just tell them about Selene. These are Ava's secrets.

Even if keeping the secret means Ava never wakes up? the logical side of me whispers.

I don't know.

silent, because

name from My Happy Randalls to Empty Nest Randalls with a sad emoji, and she hasn't spoken in there since the day I told

still puts money in my bank account every week. He's not thrilled, but he's

for me here in Granite City, and now

there's been so much

worried about being

Wait. Pregnant.

ever get

Could… she be pregnant?

Could that be why?

now, with Ava unconscious in the hospital bed between us, it's suffocating. The urge to ask

Hey, Alpha of the Westwood Pack, you don't know me, but I'm Ava's best friend. Quick question, could getting knocked up by a werewolf, who by the way wasn't you, cause a girl

no. That's not

mentioned worrying about being pregnant, but we never really circled back to that topic. There was always something else

and pale against the white hospital sheets, I can't help but wonder if that

it is, his eyes never leaving Ava's face, his hand gripping hers like he's trying to anchor her to this world through sheer

I can't put this on him. Not

has to be someone else who can help, someone who

Vanessa.

like a lifeline. She's the healer who's been taking care of Ava, the one with the kind eyes and gentle voice. If anyone can answer

press a soft kiss to the back of Ava's hand. "I'll be right back," I

the sense that he's aware of my every move. It's unnerving, but also strangely comforting. At least I know he's not going to let

hand, I slip out of the room, letting the door click shut softly behind me. The hallway is quiet, the fluorescent lights casting a harsh glare against the white walls and tiled floor.

I think. Or maybe

I need to. As I walk, my mind churns with

not pregnancy, then what is it? What could

chill down my spine. I wrap my arms around myself, trying to ward off the sudden cold that seems to

Ava.

with someone coming from the other direction. I stumble back, an apology already forming on my lips, but it dies in my throat when I see who it

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