Tangled
Chapter 43
44 Lucas: Shocking Return
44 Lucas: Shocking Return
LUCAS
The highway flies by in a blur of white lines and
endless pine forests as I grip the steering wheel tightly with one hand, the other holding a cigarette I
shouldn’t be having. I quit smoking a long time ago, but the past forty–eight hours have been hell.
I didn’t get to see Ava for a couple days after flying out when I got the news that our scout was murdered, his body hanging between the Blackwood and Westwood territories. I don’t even know what Ava thought of my note taped to her dining table, explaining that I’d be back as soon as I could.
Is she grateful I’m not there? Or is she missing me?
My cell phone is pressed between my ear and shoulder while I shout into it in between puffs of the
cancer–causing burn stick I’ve been craving for the past twenty miles,
“I don’t give a flying fuck, Kellan,” I growl, cutting off his protest. “I’m not leaving Washington for the next three days, so don’t even fucking think about calling
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me back there.”
“Lucas, come on. The Blackwoods-”
“Aren’t going to do anything first.” My jaw clenches as I take a sharp turn, tires screeching. “You know they’re trying to bait us into the first move. We have no proof the Blackwoods killed him. Until we do, we can’t do shit. And since we can’t do shit, I need to see Ava.”
“You’re playing a dangerous game, Alpha.” Kellan’s sigh crackles through the speaker. “If Blackwood finds out you’re sniffing around Grey’s daughter…”
“He’ll what? Start a war?” I let out a harsh laugh. “He won’t alienate his allies. He’s hoping they’ll help him when the war comes. He won’t take the first step.”
“It changes everything and you know it.”
I can practically hear Kellan’s disapproved frown. He’s been frustrated, saying my obsession with Ava keeps me too far from the pack and the issues going on
there.
He’s not wrong, but nothing is more important than
my mate.
her home. Once I
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fall into place.
make things right with her, Kell.” My voice softens as I picture Ava’s face, those wide blue eyes that so easily sucker–punch me with so many feelings.
she doesn’t want you back?”
to consider the possibility. Ava and I are meant to be together. I can feel it in my bones, in the way my
say firmly. “I’ll make her see.”
suspiciously like “stubborn asshole,” but I choose to ignore it. He doesn’t have a fated mate connection. He doesn’t understand the pull between
she’s near.
adjust myself without
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soft skin under my fingers
on my
want her beneath me, writhing and moaning as I claim every inch of her body. I want to bury myself inside her tight heat and make her scream my name until she forgets anyone else ever existed.
out on my bed, her blonde hair fanned across the pillow as I hover over her. I’d take my time with her, worshipping every curve and valley until she’s trembling with need. And when she’s right on the edge,
against the confines of my zipper. I press down on the gas pedal, urging the car to go faster. I need to get to Ava now, before I combust from the sheer force
not waiting for Kellan’s response before I end the call and toss it onto
sign flashes by in my peripheral vision, and I feel a
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now, just a few more miles until I’m at Ava’s doorstep, ready to grovel at
home. All that matters is Ava and earning her forgiveness.
even get that steamy reconciliation I’ve been fantasizing about. The thought brings a wolfish grin to my face as I take the exit
come.
old books usually brings a sense of comfort, but today it only fuels my anxiety. She’s not behind the counter, and a quick glance around the seating area confirms she’s not
Where is
my eye from her usual
a grim expression. I make my way to her, dodging the mid–morning rush of customers.
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greets me, her voice strained. “Have a
seat.”
tense as I perch on the
her. “That’s what I was hoping you could tell me. She hasn’t shown up
painfully in my chest. Ava’s missing. I leave on pack
on her
it something
her? Those assholes
looking for her, like they
I admit, my voice rough. “I’ve been out of
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