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

through the sliding doors, my boots thudding against the linoleum as I make a beeline for the front desk. The receptionist looks up, startled,

demanding Ava’s room number.

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I growl, slamming my hand on the counter. “Alpha of the Westwood Pack.

“R–room 305, Alpha.

thanks, just spin on my heel and head for the elevators. The ride up is agonizingly

worst–case scenarios.

than Kellan let on? What if someone

I’m moving, long strides eating up the distance to Ava’s room. Two of my enforcers stand

not slowing down.

them says.

with her.”

door, my heart in my throat. And there she is. Ava. Lying still

ovnraccion crim Thoro’s a

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girl on the other side of

Must be Lisa.

greets softly. “I wish I had

news.”

strides, my hand finding hers, careful of the wires and tubes. Her skin is cool

to swallow past

throat.

wrong with her, Nessa?” I ask hoarsely. “Why won’t she wake up?”

hand through her hair. “Physically, she’s fine. Exhausted and

unconsciousness.”

“Then what-”

Vanessa cuts in gently. “Or

the lack thereof.”

not understanding. “What do

now, with

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It’s the only theory I can come up with. Her healing has been at an exceptional rate recently, and there was the incident. during the escape where she had supernatural speed. These are not human traits. These

wolves.”

reeling. Her wolf. Trying to break

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

lose Ava. Not like this. Not when I just got

order. “I want updates every hour. And double the guard on her

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