Tangled

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204 Ava: You Know About the Fae?

My phone rings just as Kellan pulls into the driveway of the alpha lodge, waking me from a light doze

"Hello?"

"Ava."

Lucas' voice is warm and soft, despite the edge of exhaustion I can

hear within it.

"Hey, handsome." My lips curve even as my cheeks heat; being flirtatious doesn't come naturally.

Kellan's stare in my direction doesn't help the embarrassment churning in my gut, and I hop out of the SUV as quickly as I can.

Of course, I stumble, my foot somehow catching in the seatbelt in my hurry, and the phone clatters out of my grasp, skittering across the driveway as I shriek, falling onto half my face and scratching up both hands.

My knees are somehow spared, but there are a lot of people helping me to my feet.

Too many people. All of them careful not to make eye contact, even as Kellan rushes over to check me for injuries.

"My phone. I need my phone." Lucas is probably freaking out.

"Marcus has it. He's talking to him." After reassuring himself that I haven't broken anything and am-more or less-intact, Kellan steps back and Marcus slides my phone into my hand.

"Ava? Are you okay?"

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"Yeah, I'm fine. I just got tangled up in the seatbelt and fell."

Having to actually say it out loud somehow makes the entire

situation even worse.

you to land on

shifter's voice is way too

you on falls again tomorrow morning," my mate says, sounding

burn. I can practically hear the old wolf's smirk, even with my back

feels more humid than outside. Comfortable silence settles between me and Lucas over the phone all the way to my room, though I can feel

as I open the door, a blur of white and grey fur barrels into me, nearly knocking me off my feet. Selene's tongue is everywhere, her entire body wiggling

overreaction to my return.

"Oof. Hi, Selene."

You smell weird.

Kind of like pot roast. And

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sneak it. They

a dog around, because the list of people feeding Selene food is

that Selene?"

just got to

soft sound, before saying, "My wolf misses her. He's been whining

"I miss you, too."

that come much easier

times before.

my bed with a sigh, I realize Marcus

into the room. "Oh, that's weird.

"No one wants to eavesdrop when I'm on the

chest. "Sounds like you're in a good mood. How

sound crackling in my ear. "Negotiating with alphas is much like negotiating with children. They're all so

settle onto the bed, Selene curling up beside me. "You're not

I?" There's a bitter edge to his laugh. "I've

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of my pack, Ava. I

for permission because I knew they'd try to

bottom lip. It's not like I can argue with him.

of Whispering Pines. He's been an absolute fuck

fair alpha."

him, love. Trust me, he's anything but neutral. I need you to promise me you'll stay

without hesitation. "I have no reason to