Tangled in Moonlight: Unshifted (Ava and Lucas)

Chapter 341

Chapter 341 Ava: Aspen's Here

"Ava."

The sound of my name has me sitting up immediately, even before my eyes open. "What's wrong?"

"Nothing's wrong. Calm down." Lucas pulls me into his arms, and I wrap my arms around his waist as I blink in the dim light, trying to wake my sleepy brain.

"We've made contact with a group of wolves at the border," he says, making my heart skip a beat again. I've been asleep most of the past two days. Grimoire said my body needed to recuperate after such a large draw of power.

This is my first time hearing anyone was even near the perimeter of our pack.

"And?" Since Lucas is calm, I know it can't be bad.

"They're from Aspen," he says, confirming my thoughts. "While they haven't been hit as hard as us, they've sent out scouting packs to make contact with us and others."

"How did they find us?" Despite knowing this group isn't a danger to our safety, that detail makes me nervous.

"Clayton already knows about this place. He has a safe haven of his own near the coast."

"Oh."

continues, "The leader of

didn't you lead

arms doesn't go well. He tightens his hold, keeping me in place. "Calm down, Ava.

I scramble for clothes, my thoughts are a jumbled mess. Aspen wolves. Here. Asking for me. But who

Lucas would have named either of them,

ask, pulling on

group," Lucas replies. He's already dressed, leaning

enough to even make up for our losses a few nights ago during the vampire attack. But the thought of connecting with another

ready, complete with a cup of coffee, Lucas guides me to the

of unfamiliar wolves hits me immediately. My sense of smell lately has been stronger since the attack, though most of it is a muddled mess to my nose. Lucas, Selene, and Lisa are the only three I can recognize with my eyes closed. Everyone else is a mix of scents

their scents, as they're my most important people. But Grimoire says it's more likely

but the scent of my magic is strong, now.

front of her. Auburn hair catches the light, and striking green

Ivy.

feels like a lifetime ago, back when Phoenix had kidnapped me. So much has changed since then. The girl from that time feels like

steps, opening her

her eyes have that strange distance to them, leaving me once again a little unsettled in her

I can feel the stiffness in her posture, mirroring my own discomfort.

even to me. It's a woefully inadequate way to greet someone after all this time, but my eyes flicker to

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