Tangled in Moonlight: Unshifted (Ava and Lucas)

Chapter 275

Chapter 275 Ava: Visitors

"Ava."

My head feels like it weighs a million pounds. My ears feel stuffed and woolly. And Kellan's hands dragging me to my feet are like burning embers pressed against my skin.

"What?"

"You passed out."

Staring at him blankly, it takes a while for my brain to catch up to his words. "Oh. Shit." I guess that's one way to deal with stress; just let your body shut down.

Don't really recommend it.

Kellan doesn't ask questions about my visit with Lucas, just escorts me back to the cottage and makes sure I'm taken care of. Brings lunch I don't want to eat and promises to check on me in another hour or two.

Of course, lunch is out of the question. My stomach's too queasy for that. And until Sister Miriam and Selene return, I don't have a great way to get information on what happened to Lucas' wolf. I'm definitely not going to tell people he doesn't have one; the pack needs stability, not another blow.

I'm not even sure Kellan knows.

The thought that Lucas may have trusted me with a little secret buoys my depressed spirits by a millimeter or two.

Maybe, even if he can't feel it, there's a part of him wanting to trust me. Knowing I'm his mate.

Even if he doesn't want to see me for the rest of the day.

Fuck.

like the bill for all the time he spent waiting patiently for me, delivered express mail with cash

skin, hot enough to turn it pink. It's my second shower in hours, but I can't shake the depression

my skin is raw and angry red, as if I can wash away the memory of Lucas staring at me like

It doesn't work.

hot water runs out. Dressing in the clothes I

reset my brain

on the pillow, leaving them for me to discover as I flop

sleep doesn't come. Instead, there's a constant replay in my mind, of every moment of

from side to side. Minutes stretch into what feels like hours. My eyes burn with unshed tears and

knock at the door startles me from my restless attempt

gentle voice

in an instant, practically flying across the

until this moment. The solitude of

rubbing soothing circles

pull back, wiping at my eyes. "Sorry, I just... it's been

as she asks,

voice barely above a whisper. "How much do you

dart to the side before meeting mine again. "About Alpha, you

holding

slightly as she says, "I'm so glad he's doing well. Such a

She scribbles something quickly, then turns it so I

widen. Of course. We're being watched, listened to. There might even be a traitor somewhere. We

asks, "Did you break down crying out of sheer relief in the hallway? I heard

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