Chapter 130 Ava: The Party (I)

The party is in the heart of the Westwood pack lands, neighboring Granite City. A quiet road leads from an urban metropolis to a quiet and rural town, too small to be called a suburb.

Only shifters live here.

A prickling, wrong sort of feeling crawls over my skin, and Lisa grabs my hand when she notices how tense I am.

"It'll be fine," she assures me, with all the confidence in the world.

I hope she's right.

Just keep your ears and nose open, Selene says, sounding a little grumpy. She's stuck in the apartment because there's no way to explain to the guards at the door why I would just let my dog go roaming the world on her own.

I will, I promise, even though my ears and nose aren't much better than the average human's.

A little better. But not that much better.

"You both have your phones, right?" Kellan asks as he drives, as if he hasn't asked the exact same question three other times already.

"Yes," we chorus dutifully.

"And my phone number?"

"Yes."

"What time am I picking you up?"

"Eleven at the latest," Lisa sighs.

"And your drink of choice?"

respond to this one, because Lisa's

don't see why we can't drink. That's

turning off on a side road. It's lined with

wonder if their wolves ever

often

thing happen in Blackwood. But we didn't

careful of anything homemade at the party, and don't drink anything that comes out of a punch bowl. Even if they say

Dad," Lisa chirps, before leaning to whisper in

"I can hear you."

I wanted

their banter distract me from that foreboding feeling creeping and crawling over me. It's probably just anxiety. I haven't

wearing sneakers. It helps soothe the anxious flipping of my

if I don't

will be fine,

sure

wouldn't hurt

the dangers of drinking anything made for shifters as a human, trying not to focus too much on the urge

alone. Even as suffocated as

your mindset if you want your

her impeccable

I know. I'm trying.

let go of all those negative feelings, when they're all you've

as new friends. Just like

shake my head before remembering I'm in the car with Kellan. They were friendly to me

Have faith.

to say,

Shifters mill about, some heading into the house while others spill out into the yard, their laughter and chatter mixing

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