Tangled in Moonlight: Unshifted (Ava and Lucas)

Chapter 168

Chapter 168 Ava: Riot

It isn't impossible, but it might kill her before we get any results. Her answer isn't quite hesitant, but not firm, either.

"You're not telling me something."

It is hard to explain. Selene stands and shakes herself. The only thing we can do is try. But it is a great risk. We should talk to Vanessa before trying, I think, if you wish to have her renounce her pack. As a healer, she might be able to help us through the roughest part.

That makes sense, only—

Selene and I share a startled glance as the chaotic noises from outside crescendo into a cacophony of snarls and shouts. Terror seizes my throat, memories of the party flashing through my mind, but I push past it.

We rush to the window, and my heart nearly stops at the sight below.

It's a full-on brawl. Wolves. Shifters in their human form. They're all locked together, dozens of Blackwood wolves overwhelming the few guards at the lodge.

Ava, we need to go. Selene's voice is sharp in my mind, urging me into action.

We race downstairs, my pulse pounding in my ears. There are no bodyguards to stop me; they're in the fray.

Fuck. I'm going to end up with twenty of them after Lucas hears about this.

"Ava! Get back inside!" Kellan's voice rises above the din, his face a mask of fury as he grapples with a snarling wolf.

Before I can respond, movement catches my eye. A Blackwood. Someone I vaguely recognize.

He launches at me, his body twisting and contorting as he shifts in midair.

But Selene is faster. She meets the wolf head-on, and her snarl sends ice through my bones as she knocks him down.

I guess her body isn't very domestic dog, after all.

Chaos erupts around me. Claws and teeth flash past, barely missing me as I dodge and weave, my bodyguards struggling to form a protective wall between me and the battling wolves. Snippets of conversation reach my ears, painting a grim picture.

"—fuck all of you—"

"—never going to submit—"

with dread in my gut. He's

voice is a lifeline, anchoring me to the

I can sense her in

fray, determined to help subdue the riot. Shouts of "traitor" and "bitch" assail me

mother, her eyes wild with grief and

shrieks, as guilt and terror freeze me for

around my throat, squeezing, choking off my

through me, but my body reacts on instinct. A twist, a shove, and she's off me, my hands moving to flip her

parking stop with a sickening

God. What have

spins around me, the sounds of battle fading to a dull roar in my ears. I stumble back, my heart hammering

Selene's voice, distant and muffled. Ava,

my lungs seizing in my chest as

her. I killed Todd Mason's mother. Just

Ava! Get it together!

voice helps me avoid another wolf before one of my bodyguards yanks him to

through the haze of shock threatening

to face the oncoming threat. Another Blackwood wolf, eyes blazing with hatred, lunges at me.

sidestep the attack, grasping the wolf's foreleg as he passes. With a sharp twist, I use his own momentum against him, sending him crashing to the ground. He lands with a

against my ribs. Is he dead? Did I just kill another one? But then I see the faint rise and fall of his chest, and relief floods

to push aside the guilt and horror of what I've done. It's easier this time, knowing he's not dead by my hand. But the weight of

flanked by

of my vision. I squint, trying to make out what it is, but the darkness and the swirling mass of bodies

mind, my voice tinged with urgency. Do you see

with a mix of curiosity and wariness. I don't know what it is, but we need to check

nod, even though she can't see me.

battle, darting toward the mysterious shadow. My heart pounds in my ears as we draw closer, adrenaline surging through my veins. What if it's a trap? What if it's another enemy,

forward, a gut instinct that I can't ignore. Selene runs

The Novel will be updated daily. Come back and continue reading tomorrow, everyone!

Comments ()

0/255