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

just tell them about Selene. These are Ava’s

secrets.

keeping the secret means Ava never wakes up?

I don’t know.

stay silent, because there isn’t much to

still pissed at me, I’m pretty sure. Mom’s changed our group chat name from My Happy Randalls to Empty Nest Randalls with a sad

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I

week. He’s not thrilled, but he’s not about

here in Granite City, and now I’m terrified

been

even worried about being

Wait. Pregnant.

an answer

be

that be

a lead weight in my stomach as I glance toward Lucas. His presence is intimidating on a good day, 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

Hey,

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could getting knocked up by a werewolf, who by the way wasn’t you, cause

no. That’s

Ava mentioned worrying about being pregnant, but we never really circled back to that topic. There was always something else going on, some new

and pale against the white hospital sheets, I can’t help but wonder if

but I can’t bring myself to ask Lucas directly. He looks like he’s barely holding it together as it is, his eyes never

can’t put this on him. Not

to be someone else who can help, someone who knows about shifter

Vanessa.

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name pops into my head, 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

lean down to press a soft kiss to the back of Ava’s hand. “I’ll be right back,” I

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

The hallway is quiet, the fluorescent lights casting a harsh glare against the white walls and tiled floor. I take a

I think. Or maybe

figuring I can always

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questions and worries, each one more unsettling than the last.

not pregnancy, then what is it? What could possibly cause her to just collapse like

my arms around myself, trying to ward off

okay, Ava.

corner, and nearly collide with someone coming from the other direction. I stumble back, an apology already

Vanessa.

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

Suddenly, all of my carefully planned questions seem to have vanished, replaced by a thick, choking lump in

throat.

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