Tangled

Chapter 107

107 Lucas: Panic

LUCAS

“What the fuck do you mean she’s unconscious?” My voice rises in the back of the cab, drawing Vester’s alarmed glance in the rearview mirror of the SUV.

Kellan’s voice crackles through my phone. “Her vitals are stable, but she’s not waking up. Doctors can’t find anything physically wrong.”

“Then why the hell is she in the hospital?” Fury pounds through my veins, my wolf snarling to hunt down whoever dared harm our mate. “What did Jericho do?”

“It wasn’t him. She collapsed at home after training.”

“Training?” The word comes out in a growl. “She’s still recovering! She shouldn’t be-”

“Boss.” Vester’s gruff voice cuts in. “Nessa’s with her

now. Should be able to tell us more soon.”

I rake a hand through my hair, jaw clenched. “I want guards on her room. No one gets in besides pack and medical staff.”

“Already done.”

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“Good.” I glance out the window at the darkened streets whizzing by, leg bouncing with impatience. Vester’s watching cautiously, and the husky’s panting in the back, still crated. “The dog. Get her to Lisa’s place.”

“Dog?” Kellan grunts. “Since when-“.

“Don’t worry about it.” I end the call, pulse hammering in my throat.

Ava. My Ava. Lying in a hospital bed. Again.

No. I won’t let anything else happen to her. Whatever this is, whoever is responsible, I’ll destroy them. Rip them to shreds with my bare hands if I have to.

The SUV screeches to a halt outside the hospital, but I’m already flinging open the door, barely registering

Vester’s shout to wait. Selene whines from her crate,

the dog right now. All that matters is getting

against the linoleum as I make a beeline for the front desk. The receptionist looks up, startled, but I’m

Ava’s room number.

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hand on the counter. “Alpha of the Westwood Pack. Ava Grey is under my protection. Now

over her keyboard. “R–room

head for the elevators. The

worst–case scenarios.

let on? What if someone got past the guards? What

ding open and I’m moving, long strides eating up the distance to Ava’s room. Two of my enforcers stand guard outside, nodding respectfully as I approach.

I bark, not slowing down.

them says. “Vanessa’s

with her.”

in my throat. And there she is. Ava. Lying still and pale against the white sheets, an IV dripping into her

her hodaido ovnraccion

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other side of

Must be Lisa.

Vanessa greets softly. “I wish

news.”

my hand finding hers, careful

and I have to swallow past the

throat.

ask

running a hand through her hair. “Physically, she’s fine. Exhausted and a bit dehydrated, but nothing that would

unconsciousness.”

“Then what-”

think it’s her wolf,” Vanessa cuts in

the lack thereof.”

frown, not understanding. “What

hasn’t shifted, despite being of age. And now, with everything she’s been through…

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exceptional rate recently, and there was the incident. during the escape where

wolves.”

my mind reeling. Her wolf. Trying to break free. “But why now?

helplessly. “I don’t know, Lucas. This is beyond anything I’ve seen before. We’re in uncharted territory

Ava. Not like this. Not when I

I order. “I want updates every hour. And double the guard on her room. No one

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