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?"

this one, because Lisa's too busy rolling

can't drink. That's the entire point of

with trees, and I can see cows grazing

wolves ever go

Young shifters often

I've seen the same thing happen in Blackwood. But we didn't raise our own

and don't drink anything that comes out of a punch

it, Dad," Lisa chirps, before leaning to whisper in my ear,

"I can hear you."

wanted

me. It's probably just anxiety. I haven't been to a large scale event in forever. The few I've been

wearing sneakers. It helps soothe the anxious flipping of my stomach, knowing that I'll at least be able to

if I don't get

be fine, Selene

you sure about

wouldn't hurt their alpha's

not to focus too much on

Even as suffocated as I have

if you want your

with her

I know. I'm trying.

let go of all those negative

of them as new friends. Just

before remembering I'm in the car with Kellan.

Have faith.

say, hard

lawn, parked wherever there's a spare patch of grass. Shifters mill about, some heading into the house while others spill out into the yard, their laughter and chatter mixing with

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