Tangled in Moonlight: Unshifted (Ava and Lucas)

Chapter 172

Chapter 172 Ava: Boiling Point

The jarring melody blares out of my phone, startling me nearly out of my skin.

Selene's ears flick as I grab it, seeing Lucas' name flash across the screen. Both butterflies and dread swim through me; butterflies, because it's Lucas.

Dread, because I'm hiding things from him again.

"Hello?"

"I miss you."

His greeting is so him, and my lips curl up immediately. "I miss you, too."

"Are you okay? Hurt anywhere?"

Of course, he knows about the riot. "I'm fine. Not hurt at all. Everyone kept me safe."

When he sighs, I can imagine his face, how his brows furrow as he inspects me. "I wish you hadn't come outside."

"I held my own, though, didn't I?" There's a little pride in my voice over that.

"So I hear. It would have been better if you weren't in danger, though."

Vanessa's stopped pacing to stare out the window, still in thought. Selene flops into my lap, and I scratch behind her ears absently. "You can't shelter me from everything."

"I should be able to."

It's weird, the way his words both warm my heart and send my hackles up. "I'm not a child, Lucas."

"I never said you were, Ava." Immediately into that soothing tone. He's always trying to calm me down, and for some reason that makes me even more agitated.

mate, Selene murmurs. The begrudging approval in her voice helps soothe

beneath my hands, I force myself to relax. It's Lucas. He's done so much for me, and yet I'm the

mind, the words come out

have an idea, and you're going to

Shit.

dead for a few seconds, and I close

as well tell him

wolf. She might be more willing to

The silence continues.

strong enough to force

a grim note in his voice I've never heard

a little. "You can't. You have so much to do there. Leaving in

bullshit again, and you expect me to stay here

my ear, my eyes wide as Lucas' fury lashes through the speaker. What the

me explain. Selene

you're in too much danger to be doing anything like this. I've given

me like a punch to the gut, and I physically recoil, curling in on myself. Selene growls low in her throat, hackles rising

prick at my eyes, but anger flares hot on their heels. I straighten my spine, gritting my

You can't keep yourself out of trouble for one goddamn second! How long have you been in Blackwood? And there's already a riot on your front lawn. You need to

or my safety. It's about someone who's already in danger. Someone in danger because of me.

in to you and there was an entire massacre on pack lands, Ava. Do you

my throat. "I thought we were safe on pack grounds. I never would have asked if

And you're aware of how much effort I'm making in trying to get Lisa back, even when she isn't my pack. But you have to throw all my

trust you? I told you my secrets." Blinking away tears as rapidly as they fill my eyes, I

to bring Lisa back. Or that I'm doing things with your best interest in mind. You don't think about me, and the lack of respect absolutely blows my fucking mind, Ava. I've done

best

blind to your situation. It's too dangerous, Ava. I'm trying to protect

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