Tangled in Moonlight: Unshifted (Ava and Lucas)

Chapter 125

Chapter 125 Ava: Negotiating the Invitation

The ominous text halts me in place, and Lisa peers over my shoulder.

"A candle?" she asks, confused.

Oh, right—I haven't spoken to her yet about my revelation of Sister Miriam's words at our parting. Only Selene knows.

Catching Lisa's eye, I give a quick shake of my head and slide the phone into my pocket. Kellan's in the distance, walking toward us.

Lisa, as quick-thinking as ever, grabs onto my arm again and returns to her ruminations about the party. By the time the beta's near us, his face is thunderclouds and lightning.

"No way," he announces, before Lisa can even say anything.

Undeterred, Lisa stands straight, toe-to-toe with him in a way I see far too often. These two will never get along. "I'm not asking, Beta Ashbourne. I'm informing you. Friday will be busy. We're going to a party."

"Absolutely not."

"Stop treating us like prisoners!"

"You aren't prisoners," he refutes immediately. "We're doing our best to keep you safe. A party? That's not safe."

"'That's not safe,'" she mimics, rolling her eyes. "So, what, we're going to be stuck in my apartment forever? We can't live at all? Can't do anything? Because to me, it sounds like you're saying Westwood is a bunch of weak-ass wolves who can't protect two little girls in their own territory."

She's a spitfire, Selene approves, back in my head again. Her marathon must be over.

a way that I see far too often these days, and he gives up arguing with Lisa

way. While I'm doing better at standing up for myself, I'm not

just that I can't live like this forever, and

away forever. It's worse than being home. At least I used to have a job and some freedom

and agonized look bring that familiar feel

soft and soothing. You are not wrong in the words

she's not, so I settle for sending her

is going to kill me," he mutters under his breath,

floods through me. "He has

the alpha's mate,"

my nerves like sandpaper. "I'm not his mate, Kellan. How many times do I

"Denial only goes so far,

other than my supposed rank. The one they've already decided on, despite my own feelings not being clear. I clench my jaw, standing my ground. "No.

mate.' I'm

and my pack, dictating my

other consideration. Someone who isn't judged by the standing of

mind, her presence a comforting warmth.

bolsters me, straightening my spine. I meet Kellan's gaze

fine. I'm trusting you to back me up when Lucas loses his mind

right. He knows I'm more than just his...

awkward history. The bond between us is undeniable, a living, breathing thing, and I

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