Tangled in Moonlight: Unshifted (Ava and Lucas)

Chapter 280

Chapter 280 Ava: Debrief

I can't help but laugh at Lisa's horrified expression. Her eyes are wide, her mouth hanging open in a perfect 'O' of shock. It's such a quintessentially Lisa reaction that, for a moment, I can almost forget everything we've been through.

We lapse into a comfortable silence, the kind only possible between best friends. It feels like old times, before vampires and shifters and mates complicated everything. I close my eyes, savoring the moment.

"I miss my parents."

Lisa's voice, small and fragile, shatters the peace. My eyes snap open to find her staring at her hands, twisting them in her lap.

"I'm sorry, Lisa. The cell phones aren't working right now. We can't—"

"I know," she sighs, her shoulders slumping. "Just wishing I could tell them I'm okay. They're worried sick, I'm sure."

I reach out, squeezing her hand. There's nothing I can say to make this better, so I don't try.

Suddenly, Lisa jerks upright. Her eyes, when they meet mine, are bright and intense. "Ava, Chloe and Mia... they're not very good people."

The abrupt change in topic throws me. "What? Who?"

Her gaze darts around the room, landing on the walls, the ceiling, the floor. "Are they listening?" she whispers, leaning in close. "The guards, I mean."

My face goes blank as I nod, careful to keep my expression neutral. "There's a place we can go to talk, if we need to."

Lisa's on her feet in an instant. "Can my friends come too?"

I blink, startled by her urgency. "Um... I guess so? We'd have to check—"

"Great," she interrupts, already heading for the door. "Let's go."

posture tense. I can see the longing in his eyes

the conference room.

me. "It would be better

Lisa pipes up from behind me. "We

it makes my chest

find her rummaging through cabinets. "What are you

"Looking for paper."

Ah.

her notebook, so I grab that, flipping to an empty page

she rushes to the table, scribbling across the paper and then turning to face the notebook in

The words are simple.

vampires

lean in close to Lisa, my voice barely above a

she turns the notebook

Damn.

my head. Lisa knew everyone's names more than I did, but I remember now the two girls at the party, with their intrusive questions and their clear disdain for me. I'd figured

And why?

their peers.

It doesn't make sense.

to

my direction has me snapping my mouth closed, teeth clicking with the force of it. I purse my lips in thought. "Or not. Okay. Why don't I see if I can figure out the coffee situation

* * *

two cups of coffee, Kellan brings us to the conference room, leaving us alone and

that's happened to her since the party, shuddering as she talks about the vampire's visit to her cell and how it took forever until her cravings for him faded,

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