Chapter Twenty: The Plan

Ava’s POV

"Ava. I've known you for a while. You're thinking about something. "Something you're not saying," he said, his eyes cutting through the air.

I took a deep breath and thought about whether I should tell them what I really wanted to do or keep lying. "Logan, I don't understand what you mean." It's been a rough night, and I'm not in the mood for false charges.

Logan's face stayed fixed, with flickering flames casting a dance of shadows over it. "Ava, I know you didn't just come back to this pack to settle down and fit in. You're hiding something else. No matter what it is, it's not my problem. "Let's work together because we have a lot in common," I said.

My eyes lit up with surprise, and for a moment I lost my protective stance. How did he understand? Was my secret so easy to see? A rush of feelings was about to come out, but I sucked them down and took a protective stance.

"Logan, I have no idea what you're talking about," I said, sounding angry. "Tonight has been intense, an