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

were, Ava." Immediately into that soothing tone. He's always trying to calm me down, and for some reason that makes me even

The begrudging

myself to relax. It's

that thought in mind, the words come out before

idea, and you're going to hate

Shit.

phone goes dead for a few seconds, and

well tell him

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

The silence continues.

enough to

Lucas interrupts me with a

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

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Leaving in this situation..."

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

ear, my eyes wide as Lucas' fury lashes through the speaker. What the hell? My heart races, confusion and shock warring inside me. "Lucas, wait, let me explain. Selene is strong enough

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, hackles rising as she

anger flares hot on

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

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

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take care of it?

your safety? How did that go for you? I gave in to you and there was an entire massacre on 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

pack. But you have to throw all my efforts. in my face,

hard it was

"You might

best interest in

my best friend, especially if you won't even

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

myself." Even as I say the

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