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."

my heart and send my hackles up. "I'm

Immediately into that soothing tone. He's always trying to calm me down, and for

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

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

thought in mind, the

and you're going to

Shit.

dead for a few seconds, and I close my

as well tell him

are going to try talking to Mom's wolf. She might be

The silence continues.

is strong enough to

there Lucas interrupts me with a grim note in his

heart falters a little. "You can't. You have so

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do crazy bullshit again, and you

my eyes wide as Lucas' fury lashes through the speaker. What the hell? My heart races,

given in to you too many times. What are you going to do when Alpha 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 growls low in her throat,

anger flares

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

front lawn. You need to be safe, not taking unnecessary risks "That's not fair!

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take care of it?

I had to speak to? Do you know how many bodies are Bile rises in my throat. "I thought we were safe on pack grounds. I never would

isn't my pack. But you have to throw all my efforts. in my face, don "I

idea how hard it was to do

"You might

best interest in mind. You

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

being blind to your situation. It's too dangerous, Ava. I'm

I can handle myself." Even as

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