Tangled in Moonlight: Unshifted (Ava and Lucas)

Chapter 263

Chapter 263 Ava: The Compound

My heart thumps hard, trying its best to knock my ribs out of place with excitement. "Is everyone okay? What's going on?"

Vanessa's eyes unfocus as she communicates with her mate. Waiting is like being bitten by a squad of fire ants, each prickle against my skin beginning to burn as I squirm, impatient for answers.

"He doesn't want to give any answers until we see him, but he said things are stable." There's an uncertain waver in her voice, but I keep quiet as she speaks with Vester, feeling my own unease building.

Stable.

That could mean a lot of things, and they aren't all good.

Marcus stiffens beside me and I glance out the window, expecting to see something on the road.

Nothing.

"There's a few scouts nearby," he says after a long pause. "Vanessa, you sense them?"

"Three," she confirms. "I'm not familiar with them, but I recognize them."

"We're about ten minutes out. We'll run into a few more waves of scouts, staggered so they can stay in contact." He glances at me. "Like a telephone relay."

"Ten minutes?!" Vanessa frowns. "Vester should have been able to reach me a long time ago."

"I should be able to reach the alpha," Marcus agrees. "But I can't."

"Something's wrong." The healer's look of relief is once again replaced by worry. "This isn't right."

"The area's safe, so just relax until we get there. Someone should be able to give us proper answers then."

I hope he's right.

* * *

"Shit. Hold on!"

violently, throwing me against the door as Marcus slams on the brakes. Gravel crunches under the tires, and I

Vanessa curses, her body

as we careen onto a narrow road I hadn't even noticed. The sudden turn sends a jolt of adrenaline through my system,

hell cut out the seatbelts?" I mutter, rubbing my elbow where it smacked against

scraping against the truck's exterior. It's a small forest here, much

bumps and swerves, the forest gives way to a clearing. My breath catches as I take in the sight before us. A cluster of cabins nestles against rolling hills, the

it's not the picturesque setting that captures my

animate a community? Instead, a group of wolves emerges to meet us, their expressions grim and their bodies

Westwood I know.

out the door before Marcus can fully engage the parking brake. My eyes scan the gathered faces, searching desperately for

him, broad-shouldered and steady.

questions tumbling from my lips before I can

of recent days. He holds up a hand, silencing my barrage of questions. "Ava, there's a lot we need to discuss before I

"But he's

hospital to me. And unlike the Fae Ward, I doubt there's magic here that turns a cozy cottage into a giant

tone does little to reassure me. "And he's... stable. But things are

the chaos we've been

movement behind Kellan catches my eye. Another wolf—it takes me a while to recognize Ryder, one of Lucas' deltas—embraces Vanessa. The reunion of brother and sister would be touching if I weren't so

the absence of Vanessa's mate

set apart from the others. It looks more like a guard post than

Ryder. The separation makes my skin prickle, and I scratch at my arms furiously in

so long. Being without them is

demand as we approach the

need you to understand that

"Protect us from what?"

meet mine, and the weight of responsibility in them is staggering. "From forces that want to tear us apart. Both

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