Tangled in Moonlight: Unshifted (Ava and Lucas)

Chapter 175

Chapter 175 Ava: A Wolf's Identity

If Vanessa was here, I'd love to talk to her.

Unfortunately, she's not. We're on a plane, and she's still in Blackwood, plotting on how to force answers out of my mom's wolf.

So I look at Kellan.

"If your mate kept secrets from you, even if it's for the best of reasons, in order to accomplish a goal—how would you react?"

"Furious." His answer is swift, and his eyes suspicious. "What are you up to now, Ava?"

"Nothing." Shame twists my gut as I turn back to the window. His immediate reaction is to think I'm up to something, bringing trouble to those around me.

It's not like I blame him, but the feeling I'm left with is…

Sticky. Gross. Awful.

A few days ago, I would have chafed at such a response, frustrated over Kellan treating me like an errant child.

But now?

His uneasy stare bores into the back of my head, and I rest my head against the window with a sigh. "Do you ever argue with your wolf?"

"Not anymore. I used to. Why, are you having problems with yours?"

My head snaps around faster than should be possible. "What do you mean, mine? I don't have a—"

"Yeah, yeah." Kellan leans back, closing his eyes. "You don't have a wolf. But I've seen that look on your face a thousand times. We're all shifters, Ava."

I can't help it; I touch my cheeks in confusion. "What look?"

aren't watching, and half the time you do it out loud. You're better about it

Shit. Really?

didn't you tell

to be reported." He rolls his shoulders, trying to get comfortable. "Some things are yours to tell. And I had no proof of my suspicion

shit. I'd confirmed his guess.

says in approval, the first real glimmer of energy I've seen since Vanessa

he makes

all of them listening to that godawful movie they put on.

by this new

"So, what's the secret?"

comes out of nowhere after another long period of silence, and I blink

"What secret?"

hiding from your mate," he

That. No, that was just

"Ava…"

me, and I sigh. "Vanessa sat me down for a wolves

that at—oh." Understanding dawns on his face. "You

shrug, I just

him from beneath the seat. I don't know if he understands that she's my wolf, but I don't

Later, in private.

our wolves a lot. They're more instinctual than we are. Fighting over perceived insults, tussles for dominance, doing

help my

Am I not?

about dominance and getting into fights just because someone looked at him the wrong way.

and Kellan's face is more relaxed than I've seen it since the party. The massacre. Lisa's

pack. Of course, we don't

"What did he do?"

few of our friends with him. We camped in the forest as wolves and were ready to start life

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