Tangled in Moonlight: Unshifted (Ava and Lucas)

Chapter 250

Chapter 250 Ava: Clear Her Mind

My phone rings, and I nearly leap out of bed to reach for it.

Marcus grabs it as I fall into an unceremonious tangle of blankets and legs on the floor, staring at me with an impassive face that hides his amusement.

I know he's laughing inside, because there are little crinkles at the corners of his eyes, and his jaw's a little tenser than normal, as if holding back laughter.

"Unknown number," he reports, handing it to me.

Damn. Not Lucas.

Then again, maybe it is.

I answer eagerly, before I'm free of the mess I've created. "Hello?"

"Is this Alpha Westwood's mate?" The voice is soft and feminine, her words coming out in a rush.

I don't recognize it. "Yes. Who is this?"

"You must return to the pack, or everyone will be slaughtered." The woman's voice trembles, urgency lacing every breathy word. "You can't trust the Fae."

My heart leaps into my throat. The room spins, and I grip the phone tighter, its edges cutting into my fingers. "What? Who is this? What's happening?"

"There's no time to explain. Just come back as soon as you can. We need you."

"But who's in danger? What's going on?" My voice rises, panic seeping into every syllable.

"Everyone. Or else Alpha—"

The line goes dead.

"Hello? Hello!" I shout into the phone, but there's nothing but silence.

Marcus snatches it out of my hands, hands tapping at the screen. "Can't dial back."

No surprise there; the number didn't even show up. I struggle out of the tangle of blankets trapping my legs. "We need to go back. Everyone's in danger."

He frowns. "Ava, calm down. Sit, first."

"I can't calm down. Lucas—"

He shoves a hand over my mouth, shoving me back until my knees hit the bed.

glaring at him over

as his eyes bore

drum, each beat reverberating through my body. The rush of blood in my ears wants to drown out the world, but I

Narrow eyes. Tight

about

as I can bear,

gaze. His hand drops from my mouth as he takes a

helps me feel less trapped by the panic fluttering in my

my voice steadier than I feel inside. "What do I

he stares at me. "First, we can't trust random phone calls. Anyone could be on the other end of

Lucas and the pack really are

tone softens slightly. "I know you're worried. But we need to be smart about

"—or worse."

Of course he's

is on impulse and instinct, and I

take another deep breath, ignoring how small I feel when I realize how much I'm still lacking. Being

think logically, I take a moment to mull

Marcus what to do, but there's a

job, as his

Ava. Strange phone call, vague statements, and a voice I don't

Wait.

get through? We're in the Fae Ward. It shouldn't have gotten through to us. It can't

realized how bunched up they were.

we're in a classroom, and

is, it helps my mind

She didn't call me by

"Good. Keep

call me by name, or call me Luna?" That's what the other

strange," he

think back. "She said

Another nod.

I'm with the Fae. Only Lucas." Everyone who knew is at Blackwood. "Maybe she's Blackwood? No.

very few

"Exactly."

voice has my back straightening and my chin lifting with

else that

pull my brows together, thinking. "I don't think so. She was cut off in the middle of talking about Lucas…" My voice trails off. "No, she said Alpha. If

disgust. "Just

Ah.

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