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.

for me, delivered express mail with cash on delivery. Now it's my turn to wait and trust

pink. It's my second shower in hours, but I can't shake

I can wash away the memory of Lucas staring at

It doesn't work.

out. Dressing in the clothes I was just

I need. Just a few hours to reset my brain and maybe wake up and find this

wet spots on the pillow, leaving them for me to discover as I flop from left to right, then from belly to back, struggling to find a

my mind, of every moment of my encounter with Lucas. The confusion in his eyes. The

to side. Minutes stretch into what feels

soft knock at the door startles me from my restless attempt

Vanessa's gentle voice

an instant, practically flying across the room and into her

desperately I needed human contact until this moment. The solitude of the past few hours weighs on me, making Vanessa's presence a lifeline I

rubbing soothing circles on my

"Sorry, I just... it's

grim as she

admit, my voice barely above a whisper.

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

nod, holding

the windows. Her voice rises slightly as she says, "I'm so glad he's doing well. Such a relief to see him

notebook from her pocket. She scribbles something

widen. Of course. We're being watched, listened to. There might even be a traitor somewhere. We can't talk about his

as she asks, "Did you break down crying out of sheer relief in the

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