Tangled in Moonlight: Unshifted (Ava and Lucas)

Chapter 195

Chapter 195 Ava: A Familiar Face

I never expected to add my former boss being held up by a flock of bodyguards, a solid thousand miles from Cedarwood, to my list of fucked up shit that happened today.

So it takes a minute for me to process what I'm hearing.

"Mrs. Elkins?"

Selene flattens against the ground, her ears going back as she belly-crawls her way to my bench.

Her bizarre demeanor doesn't even register in my head, because—well, frankly, she's been weird as hell for the past several hours.

"Ava! My dear girl."

Those familiar rheumy eyes and her welcoming smile have me so intensely, terribly homesick for Cedarwood that I have to blink like a maniac to keep the tears at bay. "Mrs. Elkins, how did you get here? And on pack lands?"

Vanessa follows behind as I push my way through the bodyguards, who refuse to let me get too close.

"Calm down, boys. She's a friend of our Luna."

Vanessa's at least forty years younger than any of these men, but they respond to her words anyway, letting me through their human barricade.

I've got to figure out how to wield whatever flimsy authority I have. Even Vanessa gets people to listen to her. Granted, she's a healer—no one wants to get on a healer's bad side. Not even the alpha.

Reaching the old woman, I can see that she's carrying a huge parcel, hugging it to her chest.

"Ava, my dear. Are you all right?"

Her hand shakes as she reaches for my face, as though reassuring herself I'm really alive.

"I'm fine."

skin soft against my palm. My mind is still working at wrapping itself around her being here, in the flesh, a thousand miles from

mean, not that I'm not happy

"Oh, Ava, it's a story for the ages. But that can wait." Her eyes, sharp despite their

gained weight. Even though I look skinnier. Must be all the muscle

concern. "And you're here of your own will? These people..." She glances warily at

"None of these people are the ones who took me

unwavering under her scrutiny. Vanessa mutters something about bull-headed men before turning to Mrs. Elkins with a polite smile. "Why don't we head inside? I'm sure

the path. Vanessa's eyes narrow, and she takes a moment, her gaze unfocused. Mind-linking, I

explains to Mrs. Elkins, her tone apologetic. "But I'm afraid we can't let you inside without approval from the head of security. Protocol,

waving a hand. "Of course, of course. I understand completely." She reaches into her pocket, pulling out a small

Homemade, of course."

at the gesture, and I reach for the bag with a smile.

close around the bag, it's snatched

question. "What the hell? Give that

my glare with a stoic expression. "I'm sorry, Luna, but

never hurt me. She saved me

how you entered

corner of my eye.

are you in some

at my guards, all on alert and intent on saving me even from

things. Not to mention—Selene's hiding under the

can't shake the feeling that I'm about to hear answers

matter how I look at this situation, for an old woman to have accidentally stumbled onto me here, a

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