Tangled

Chapter 172

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The jarring melody blares out of my phone, startling me nearly out. of my skin.

Selene's ears flick as I grab it, seeing Lucas' name flash across the screen. Both butterflies and dread swim through me; butterflies, because it's Lucas.

Dread, because I'm hiding things from him again.

"Hello?"

"I miss you."

H

His greeting is so him, and my lips curl up immediately. "I miss you,

too."

"Are you okay? Hurt anywhere?"

Of course, he knows about the riot. "I'm fine. Not hurt at all. Everyone kept me safe."

When he sighs, I can imagine his face, how his brows furrow as he inspects me. "I wish you hadn't come outside."

"I held my own, though, didn't I?" There's a little pride in my voice over that.

"So I hear. It would have been better if you weren't in danger, though."

Vanessa's stopped pacing to stare out the window, still in thought. Selene flops into my lap, and I scratch behind her ears absently. "You can't shelter me from everything."

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"I should be able to."

weird, the way his words both warm my heart and send

never said you were, Ava." Immediately into that soothing tone. He's always trying to calm me down, and for some reason that

begrudging approval in her voice helps soothe that vague restless feeling inside of

force myself to relax. It's Lucas. He's done so much for me, and yet

in mind, the words come

have an idea, and you're

Shit.

for a few

well tell him

She

The silence continues.

enough

with a grim note in his voice I've never heard

"You can't.

3/5

Leaving in this situation..."

again, and you expect me

What the hell? My heart races, confusion and shock warring inside me. "Lucas, wait, let me explain.

times. What are you going to do when Alpha Renard realizes you aren't defective af

anger

spine, gritting my teeth. "I'm not

riot on your front lawn. You need to be safe, not taking unnecessary risks "That's not fair! I'm

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take care of it?

you know how many families I had to speak to? Do you know how many bodies are Bile rises in my throat. "I thought we were safe

when she isn't my pack. But you have to throw all my efforts. in my face,

idea how hard it was to do

"You might

me with secrets, but you don't trust me to bring Lisa back. Or that I'm doing things with your best interest in mind. You don't think about me, and the lack of

stop me from trying to help my best friend, especially if you won't even listen to

your situation. It's too dangerous, Ava. I'm trying

treat me like glass! I can handle myself." Even as I say the words, doubt coils in my stomach.

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