Tangled
Chapter 108
108 Lisa: Ava’s Absence (I)
LISA
Lucas is bigger than I thought he’d be.
The thought comes randomly as I stare at him across Ava’s bed. He never spares me a glance; he’s attuned to her every breath. There’s pain etched across his face that makes my heart ache for him.
I’m hurting, too. But this fated mate connection that
shifters have…
It’s on another level.
Kissing the back of Ava’s hand, I lower my head to pray for the hundredth time today.
Dear Lord, please hear my prayer. I know I don’t go to church and I don’t follow your commandments. I know
I’m a terrible Christian. I’m not even sure I am
Christian. But I know you’re supposed to care about all of us, so please–if you’re listening–please, save Ava.
She deserves so much more than this.
Of course, there’s no answer. Half of me is hoping for a miracle, but the other half knows the prayer’s
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pointless.
There’s nothing any of us can do.
The doctors are confused. All they can say is that she’s stable and should wake up when she’s ready.
But why is she even in this bed in the first place?
We didn’t do anything extra strenuous.
She’s been healing fine.
So why?
Vanessa’s words about Ava’s wolf have me worried, but
them about Selene. These
secrets.
never wakes up? the logical side of
I don’t know.
stay silent, because there isn’t much to say.
I’m pretty sure. Mom’s changed our group chat name from My
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her I was
account every week. He’s not thrilled, but he’s
the only thing for me here in Granite City, and now I’m terrified that she
been so much
even worried about being
Wait. Pregnant.
ever get an answer
be pregnant?
that be
but right now, with Ava unconscious in the hospital bed between us, it’s suffocating. The urge to ask him about shifter pregnancies rises in my throat, but I swallow
kind of question? Hey, Alpha of the Westwood Pack,
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getting knocked up by a werewolf, who by the way wasn’t you, cause
no. That’s not
the question lingers, nagging at the back of my mind. Ava mentioned worrying about being pregnant, but we never really circled back to that topic. There was always something else going on, some new crisis. to deal with.
and pale against the white hospital sheets, I can’t help but wonder if that could be the reason behind all
directly. He looks like he’s barely holding it together as it is, his eyes never leaving Ava’s face, his
put this on
who can help, someone who
Vanessa.
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and I latch onto it like a lifeline. She’s the healer who’s been taking care of Ava, the one with the kind eyes and gentle voice. If anyone can answer my questions
“I’ll be right back,” I whisper, even though I know she can’t hear me. “Just
get the sense that he’s aware of my every move. It’s unnerving, but also strangely comforting. At
a final squeeze of Ava’s hand, I slip out of the room, letting the door click shut softly behind me. The hallway is quiet, the fluorescent lights casting a harsh glare against the white walls and tiled floor.
Or maybe
left, figuring I can
Ava’s
questions and worries, each
is it? What could
sends chill down my spine. I wrap my arms around myself, trying to
be okay, Ava.
apology already forming on my lips, but it dies in my throat
Vanessa.
as I feel, her eyes widening as she takes in my disheveled appearance. “Miss Randall? Is
come out. Suddenly, all of my carefully planned questions seem to have vanished, replaced
throat.
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