Tangled in Moonlight: Unshifted (Ava and Lucas)

Chapter 371

Chapter 371 Lisa: Mira

LISA

Early morning is a bitch.

I've never really been lazy, exactly. Having to wake up early isn't something that usually ruins my day. But there's a huge difference between waking up in your apartment and driving to work or school, and waking up in the middle of your strange werewolf compound, dressing yourself in a thousand layers to keep warm, and leaving before the sun even rises—to spend hours trudging through snow.

Living out here gives me a hell of a lot more respect for those social media homestead influencers I've watched. It used to be vague fun to watch them make bread from scratch and gather their own milk while eating something I picked up from a drive-thru on the way home.

Living this life is…

Well.

It's definitely a different experience.

And I don't hate it. Most days.

But this morning, I'm seriously regretting begging Kellan to bring me along

Snow crunches under my boots with each labored step. My thighs burn, but I keep pushing forward, following the path Kellan's long legs have carved through the deep drifts. The sled he's dragging behind him mocks me, bouncing along behind him like it's nothing.

No way am I sitting in that thing.

My breath comes out in harsh puffs of white vapor. The cold air stings my lungs, but I maintain my steady pace. Sure, I complain about the ungodly hour and arctic temperatures, but that doesn't mean I'm going to wimp out.

It was my idea to come here. I need to prove I can handle it.

A flash of movement catches my eye as one of the refugee she-wolves pulls up beside me. She matches my plodding pace with effortless grace, barely breaking a sweat despite the freezing temperature.

"You're doing amazing," she says, her voice warm and encouraging. "Most humans wouldn't even attempt this."

"Thanks." I recognize her heart-shaped face and copper-colored curls from the newcomers who arrived last week. "Mira, right?"

her whole face. "I have to say, I'm impressed. You're

legs feel like they're made of lead, but her words give me a boost of energy. "Trying to prove humans aren't

genuine laugh makes

You guys deal more with technology. I locked myself

you originally from?" I ask between breaths, genuinely curious about her background. Most refugees don't volunteer information about their past unless asked directly. I guess Kellan and them know where they're from, but

how to differentiate between the packs. Maybe Ava knows how. I

a Westwood wolf before,

forward with a yelp. Strong hands catch me before my face meets the ground, and it takes

layers make it impossible to

steadies me,

mean, you were

A soft smile plays on her lips. "I moved there after we met.

me. For a second, I thought she was some sort of defect and I was making friends with someone who might have a questionable past. "At least you get to

vanishes. My stomach drops as I realize

so

of the lucky ones. I wasn't anywhere near the cities when the

make sense of the travel. "Wait, you were traveling

fly or drive to visit family, but some

what?" I stop dead in my tracks, mouth hanging open. "You ran?

everyone does it at least once. There's nothing like being with your wolf, feeling that freedom. Just you and the wilderness, running wherever your paws take you. Eat what you hunt. Sleep when you want. It's

states?" I shake my head in disbelief. "What

"And yes, I slept in the

"Safe houses?"

supplies. Most packs maintain them for

this whole hidden network. "That's incredible. Like

scarf against the wind. "Though nowadays, most wolves prefer cars or

with your pack? Or—dammit, that doesn't sound right." I sound like a buffoon. A mean-spirited one. I

has certain...

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