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

tell them about Selene.

secrets.

keeping the secret means Ava never wakes up? the logical side of

I don’t know.

I stay silent, because there isn’t

little notice to my friends and family. My parents are still pissed at me, I’m pretty sure. Mom’s changed our group

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I was moving.

puts money in my bank account every week. He’s not thrilled, but he’s not about to

me here in Granite City, and

there’s been so much

worried about being

Wait. Pregnant.

get an answer

be

that be

on a good day, but right now, with Ava unconscious in the

Hey, Alpha of the Westwood Pack, you don’t know me, but

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up by a werewolf, who by the way wasn’t you, cause a girl to

no. That’s not happening.

we never really circled back to that topic. There was always something else going on, some new crisis.

the white hospital sheets, I can’t help but wonder if that could be the

holding it together as it is, his eyes never leaving Ava’s face, his hand gripping hers like he’s trying to anchor her to

can’t put this on him. Not now.

there has to be someone else who can help, someone who

Vanessa.

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I latch onto it like a lifeline. She’s the healer who’s been taking care of Ava, the one with

back of Ava’s hand. “I’ll be right back,” I whisper, even though I know she can’t hear me. “Just

to Lucas. He doesn’t acknowledge me, but I get the sense that he’s aware of my every move. It’s unnerving, but also strangely comforting. At least I know he’s not going to let anything

quiet, the fluorescent lights casting a harsh glare against the white walls and tiled floor. I take a moment to

I think. Or maybe

left, figuring I can always

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As I walk, my mind churns with questions and worries, each one more unsettling

then what is it? What could

endless, and each one sends chill down my spine. I wrap my arms around myself, trying to ward off the sudden cold that seems

okay, Ava. Please wake

with someone coming from the other direction. I stumble back, an apology already forming

Vanessa.

feel, her eyes widening as she takes in my disheveled appearance. “Miss Randall? Is

Suddenly, all of my carefully planned questions seem to have vanished, replaced by

throat.

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