96 Ava: Life in Westwood (I)
Lucas still calls me every night, but Lisa had helped encourage me to text him yesterday, asking for space, at least until he returns to Westwood.
I’m sure he gets hourly reports from all my guards, but at least I don’t have to worry about playing nice when I’m starting to feel resentful and frustrated, despite knowing I should be grateful for being saved.
I’m grateful to him for a lot. Having guards around should be a small price for all of this. It’s just hard.
“Welcome home!” Lisa exclaims as she flings open the door to her new apartment.
When Lisa said that Lucas had settled her into an
apartment, I’d expected something… I don’t know.
Normal?
This is far from normal.
The luxurious living room has been decorated in some
sort of eclectic, artistic mix of boho wall decor and minimalist furniture, leaving bright, wide open spaces with bright splashes of color and texture on the walls.
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Floor–to–ceiling windows flood the space with natural light, framed by curtains I’m afraid to even touch. How can curtains look so expensive?
A sleek kitchen gleams in the corner, all stainless steel appliances and marble countertops, with white
cabinets that are going to be a terrible experience to keep clean. It’s like the entire apartment was made with maid service in mind.
my fingers along the back of the luxurious leather couch. “Lucas really went all out,
didn’t he?”
me, because–well, they’re
the clatter of her -heels against the hardwood as she storms after Kellan. “We don’t need a guard dog watching our every move in here. What, you think someone’s going to
glass. Skyscrapers pierce the sky, glinting in the afternoon sun. Cars crawl along the streets below,
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People crowd the
It’s busy.
Grind and
made my own.
From Selene.
I’ve heard her voice in my head, felt her presence curled around my mind like a contented cat. I keep reaching for
it was a side effect of our bond. I’d hoped it meant Selene was getting closer, that
insidious and cold.
thought makes my stomach twist, bile rising in my throat. I can’t lose her. She’s a part
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absence leaves me feeling
squeezing my eyes shut as if I can will her into existence
no answer, just the muted sounds of the city and Lisa’s ongoing
care if he’s the alpha, Lucas doesn’t get to dictate every aspect of our lives!” Lisa’s voice cracks like
the responsibility -he carries. “Lisa, I understand your frustration. But Ava’s safety is our top priority. We can’t take any chances. Not all the Blackwoods
vomit, but it’s the memories of Todd’s attack that flash behind my eyelids. The phantom pain of
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across my skin, the way his teeth dug into my
odious little shit again, but his nightmares live in my head, rent–free. S~ᴇaʀᴄh the FindNʘᴠᴇl.nᴇt website on Gøøglᴇ to access chapters of novels early and in
my head, waiting for the torment of my pack members to end. Of the day I’d resolved to leave my pack. Of his nasty dick shoved
against the wave
anyone make me feel powerless
looking forward to it in a way that makes me almost want
wrong way.
will change a lot of
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