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.

murmurs. The begrudging approval

my hands, I force myself to relax. It's Lucas. He's done

thought in mind, the

an idea, and you're

Shit.

phone goes dead for a few seconds, and

well tell

and I are going to try talking to Mom's wolf. She might be more willing to give us any

The silence continues.

enough to

me with a grim note in his voice I've never

You have so much to do there.

bullshit again, and you expect me

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

me explain. Selene

to grow up and realize you're in too much danger to be doing anything like this. I've given in to you too many times. What are you going to do when Alpha Renard realizes you aren't

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

I straighten my spine, gritting

second! How long have you been in Blackwood?

not fair! I'm trying to help Lisa, or have you forgotten about her?" My voice rises with each word, trembling with barely leashed emotions. This isn't about me, or my safety. It's about someone

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

throat. "I thought we were safe on pack grounds. I never would

of how much effort I'm making in trying to get Lisa back, even when she isn't my pack. But

eyes, I struggle to keep my voice even.

trust me 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

can't stop me from trying to help my best friend, especially if you won't even listen

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

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