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."

heart and send my hackles up. "I'm not a

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

his mate, Selene murmurs, The begrudging approval in her voice helps soothe that vague restless feeling inside

my hands, I force myself to relax. It's Lucas. He's done so

mind, the words come out before

have an idea, and you're going to hate

Shit.

a few seconds, and

as well tell him

are going to try talking to Mom's wolf. She might be more willing to give us any information we

The silence continues.

is strong enough to

there Lucas interrupts me with a grim note in his voice I've

can't. You have so much to

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Leaving in this situation..."

mate is trying to do crazy bullshit again, and you expect me to stay

through the speaker. What the hell? My

Renard realizes you aren't defective af His words hit me like a punch to the gut, and I physically recoil, curling in on myself. Selene

anger

my spine, gritting my teeth. "I'm not under your control,

there's already a riot on your front lawn. You need to be safe, not taking unnecessary risks "That's not

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take care of it?

pack lands, Ava. Do 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

harshly. "You know now. And you're aware of how much effort I'm making in trying to get Lisa back, even when she isn't my pack. But you have to throw all my

how hard

"You might

me to bring Lisa back. Or that I'm doing things with your best interest

to help my best friend, especially if you won't even

listening, but you're being blind to your situation. It's too dangerous, Ava.

myself." Even as I say the words, doubt coils in my

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