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."

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

you were, Ava." Immediately into that soothing tone. He's always trying to calm

of his mate, Selene murmurs, The begrudging approval

sorry." Focusing on the soft feel of Selene's fur beneath my hands, I force myself to relax. It's

mind, the words come out before

have an idea, and you're going

Shit.

for a few seconds, and

well tell him

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

The silence continues.

enough

interrupts me with a grim note in his

"You can't. You have

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Leaving in this situation..."

and you expect me to stay

phone away from my ear, my eyes wide as Lucas' fury lashes through the speaker. What the hell? My heart races, confusion and

to be doing anything like this. I've given in to you too many times. What are you going to do when Alpha Renard realizes

but anger flares

gritting my teeth. "I'm not under

a riot on your front lawn. You need to be safe, not taking unnecessary risks "That's not fair! I'm trying to help Lisa, or have you forgotten about her?" My

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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 have asked if

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 efforts. in my face, don "I don't trust you? I told you my secrets." Blinking away tears as rapidly as they

hard it

"You might

but you don't trust me to bring Lisa back. Or that I'm doing things with your best interest in mind.

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

listening, but you're being blind to your situation.

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

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