Tangled

Chapter 24

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Selene growls, pacing as she sniffs every corner of the room. Her hackles are stiff. Even though she’s just a dog right now, it’s still intimidating.

That bastard was here, Selene confirms, after sniffing around the bedroom. He won’t harm you. Her lip curls back into a soft snarl. I can smell his regret with every step he took.

I collapse, my legs too weak to hold me up. That refreshed, revitalized feeling is gone. Only fear

remains.

“What am I going to do? I can’t stay here. If he found me, that means Dad can find me.”

Perhaps. Selene stretches with a large yawn. I would not worry yet, cub. You are not as defenseless as you once were, and you cannot run forever.

“But-”

You cannot run forever, Selene repeats forcefully, and I fall silent, struggling against the panic fluttering against my ribcage. One day, you might have to fight

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back.

Fight back?

I’d never imagined fighting back.

How can a wolfless defect fight back?

not wolfless, she reminds me, settling on the couch after a few circles. You are

will we do?” I ask

again. Live, she says

trouble before it

***

sigh and fall onto the couch cushions, trying to let Selene’s

simple when she says it like that.

piercing blue eyes fixing me with an intent stare. You cannot keep going as you

my lips. “What do

pushes my arm with her cold, wet

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your mind. You cannot rely solely on me to

I’m not completely soft. I’ve had to learn to run. But to

I’m nothing compared to shifters. She wants me to get fit. To toughen up, build muscle, increase my stamina. A tremor of trepidation runs

words.

me again, I need to be able to defend myself. My only chance at true

a slow nod, I steel my resolve. “Okay. What

need to do?”

next morning, I approach Mrs. Elkins with a

three days a week. I spin a vague story about a class I’ve decided to take, not daring to reveal the real

Elkins’s brow furrows in concern, but she doesn’t

long as

leave, I

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over me. “Thank you, Mrs. Elkins. I really appreciate your

grandmotherly smiles. “Not

return, her kindness lancing through my chest. If only

of my small living room- push–ups,

teeth

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