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.

protective of his mate, Selene murmurs. The begrudging approval in her voice

sorry." Focusing on the soft feel of Selene's fur beneath my hands, I force myself to relax. It's Lucas. He's done so much for me, and yet

that thought in mind, the words

and you're

Shit.

dead for a few seconds, and I close

as well

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

The silence continues.

enough to

me with a grim note in his voice

"You can't. You have so much to do there.

mate is trying to do crazy bullshit again, and you expect me to stay here and let you

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

wait, let me explain. Selene

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

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

their heels. I straighten my spine, gritting my teeth. "I'm

for one goddamn second! How long have you been in Blackwood? And there's already a riot on your front lawn. You need to be safe,

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 who's already in danger. Someone in danger because

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

rises in my throat. "I thought we were safe on

to get Lisa back, even when she

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

in mind. You don't think about me, and the lack of respect absolutely blows my fucking mind, Ava. I've done my best and bent over backward for you, to the

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

but you're being blind to your situation. It's too dangerous, Ava. I'm

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