Tangled

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91 Ava: Clearing the Air (I)

All my thoughts circle into some sort of insane melodrama right out of Selene’s favorite TV show, and I slap my hands against my face, rubbing hard against my cheeks, as though I can push the tears right back into my eyes.

“Sorry,” I say, as Lucas rests a worried hand against my back, stroking me like you would pet a puppy. It’s cute.

He doesn’t seem to know what to do with me, while

I’m just grateful that he’s trying.

Once I’m sure my tears are gone, I smile up at him. “I’m just frazzled.”

“You’ve been through a lot. Did I upset you when I took -the phone call?”

“No!” The word bursts from me in horror. Does he

think I’m that kind of person, who gets upset when he has to do important things instead of watching me sit in a hospital bed? “Not at all.”

He blows out a breath in what I’m sure is massive relief. No one wants a mate that high maintenance. “Are you upset that I have to leave?”

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I cringe. “It isn’t that.” I just came to some insane levels of assumptions. “Why… do you have to go?”

“Ah.” Now he looks uncomfortable, and takes a seat on my bed, grabbing my hand.

Oh, God. This can’t be good.

“Once we were safe, Kellan–my beta–led a force of my men into the heart of the Blackwood pack.” I must not look devastated enough, because he clarifies, “In

an act of war.”

some sort of input from me, I nod

Renard escaped, but the

I nod again.

he says, as if

care what

mother is in the hospital. She’s in critical condition due to the wolfsbane I injected her with.”

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sadness, anxiety,

huge demon of vengeance in my soul that is

show my possible future mate that I’m a raging psychopath. He’s treating me so carefully as he tells me all these things, and not a single one has me fazed.

must think I need

be done. We are working on disavowing every wolf from the Blackwood Pack and integrating them into ours, or letting them go as rogues. I’ll be back every few days. Right now, another alpha is helping me keep things in control over there, but I can’t

his brow. “You’ll do great,” I assure him. “But before you go, I have to tell you S~ᴇaʀᴄh the (ꜰind)ɴʘvel.nᴇt website on Gøøglᴇ to access chapters of novels early and in the

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something.”

alpha” must be Clayton; that’s why he called. Maybe

out soon. I

watch. “I only have a few minutes. There’s a flight tonight that I have to make.”

all I need. I just need you

face is admirably calm with my words. “Whatever you have to tell me, don’t worry, Ava.

odd, but I don’t have time to worry about them. “When I was

has his fingers going slack against mine, and his brows come together in thought.

were some rogues in Cedarwood who caught my scent. I was going into

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you go into heat without a wolf?”

and I freeze.

do you know

been under the impression you were working with your

that’s why he looked at me with such intense

the Gala, I looked into you. It took us a long time. to get someone into the pack to get the information, but I heard that you were

face, and his thumb rubs over

contrition.

would have brought you back with me that night. You would have been safe. I was