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 these

you lead

of his arms doesn't go well. He tightens his hold, keeping me in place. "Calm down, Ava. There's no

jumbled mess. Aspen wolves. Here. Asking for

Clayton would. Maybe Rowan? But Lucas would have named either

many?" I ask, pulling on a pair of

replies. He's already dressed, leaning against the wall as he watches

nights ago during the vampire attack. But the thought of connecting with another pack boosts my spirits. We need allies in order to move forward. We

of coffee, Lucas guides me

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

because my brain already knows their scents, as they're my most important people. But Grimoire says it's more likely my magic sensing those with the

skeptical once they get a whiff of my scent. I smell strongly of the pack, but the scent of my

males in front of her. Auburn hair catches the light, and striking green eyes meet mine.

Ivy.

kidnapped me. So much has changed since then. The girl from that time feels like

graceful steps, opening her arms as she calls

little unsettled in her presence. I haven't thought of her in so long; I'd

real affection, despite calling my name with such familiarity. I can feel the stiffness in her posture, mirroring my own discomfort. As we pull apart, I search for something to say, grasping for words to

woefully inadequate way to greet someone after all this time, but my eyes flicker to her head

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