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.

over

he repeats, his heavy brows drawn in as his eyes bore into mine. "You need to listen to me before you

of blood in my ears wants to drown out the world, but I force myself to focus on

expression. Narrow eyes.

thinks I'm about to do

nose, drawing oxygen into my lungs and stretching them as far as I can bear, before releasing it all

again, I meet Marcus' gaze. His hand drops from my mouth as he takes

helps me feel less trapped by the panic fluttering

say, my voice steadier than I feel inside.

can't trust random phone calls. Anyone could be on the other end of that line, Ava. It

Lucas and the pack really are in danger? We can't reach them—doesn't it lead credence

counters. His tone softens slightly. "I know you're worried. But we

"—or worse."

course

impulse and instinct, and I don't have

I feel when I realize how

to think logically, I take

course I can just ask Marcus what to do, but there's a reason he isn't throwing orders at

job, as

Strange phone call, vague statements, and

Wait.

We're in the Fae Ward. It shouldn't have gotten through to

relax; I hadn't realized how bunched up

his voice makes it feel like we're in a

as it is, it

She didn't call me by name,

nods. "Good. Keep

she either call me by name, or call me Luna?" That's what the other wolves do, when they find out I'm

he

back. "She said I can't trust

Another nod.

Only Lucas." Everyone who knew is at Blackwood. "Maybe she's Blackwood? No.

And very few know I'm mated

"Exactly."

voice has my back straightening and my chin lifting with a sense

that strikes you

talking about Lucas…" My voice

see his nose wrinkle in disgust. "Just call him Renard. He is no

Ah.

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