Tangled in Moonlight: Unshifted (Ava and Lucas)

Chapter 444

Chapter 444: Ava: Something's Wrong with Lisa

Lisa's not in Wolf's Landing, but between her guards—and Selene—it isn't hard to find her. She's half a mile south, sitting on a rock as she stares blankly at the ground.

My heart twists at the vacant look in Lisa's eyes. She keeps rubbing at a spot on her thigh, as if it's bothering her. It's the only sign of life in her.

"Lisa?" I keep my voice soft, the way I used to speak to frightened animals at the shelter. "Can you hear me?"

Nothing. Not even a flicker of recognition.

She's been this way since we made her stop walking, Selene says. The guards thought she just needed air at first, but...

I glance at the two shifters standing a respectful distance away. They aren't watching Lisa, but keeping an eye on her surroundings. "How long has she been sitting here?"

"Twenty minutes," the one on the left says, still not glancing toward us. "She kept walking south. We had to physically block her path. We would have kept walking, but she wasn't dressed appropriately."

She's dressed in a warm coat, like we all are, but she's wearing sneakers instead of boots. Her toes are probably soaked and frozen. No wonder her bodyguards thought something was wrong.

They rarely ask us where we're going; they just follow to keep us safe. I wonder how far she would have gotten if her boots were on.

Not far. I noticed something odd about her gait and followed. They did, too.

Selene's assurances make me feel a little better, but there's an ice-cold hand gripping my heart anyway.

My fingers brush Lisa's hand where it works against her thigh. The skin there must be raw by now, but she doesn't react to my touch. Her skin is too cold; she isn't wearing gloves, either.

"We need to get her warm." Kellan's voice is rough with concern as he reaches for her other hand.

Lisa jerks away from him, a full-body flinch that nearly sends her tumbling off the rock. But she still doesn't look up or speak.

beta's hand stills in the air, before he takes a step back. The chill coming from

blocking Kellan from her view. "Lisa, you're freezing. Will you come

up. Her breathing turns

"Remember me? It's Ava."

think I see something flicker in her expression. But it's gone before

down my spine. "Lisa, I'm going to touch your leg now, okay? Just

also doesn't pull away when I gently move her hand. The fabric of her pants is worn thin where she's been rubbing,

is there anything

gut insists there's something wrong, but my

tell Lisa, keeping my voice soft. "Whatever you're

fingers twitch under

it. Focus on my voice. You're in Wolf's Landing. You're sitting on a very cold rock that's probably numbing

my voice gentle, tugging her hand. Her fingers are like icicles against mine, but

steps closer. Lisa's entire body coils tight, and she presses against my side; I flick my hand in his direction, motioning him to stay

feel guilty telling him to stay away from his own mate, but what can I do? She's not in

violent. Her breath catches, turning into a strangled whimper; the

him, hoping

nods once, and they both step away. Lisa's bodyguards follow behind in silence, making no attempt to get

says, padding over.

If anything, her trembling eases slightly as Selene's fur brushes against her

moves like a sleepwalker,

though I doubt she's hearing anything right

into my throat as I catch her, but before I can steady her,

surroundings. "Why are we out here in the middle of nowhere?

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