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

about Selene.

secrets.

never wakes up? the

I don’t know.

because there isn’t much to

notice to my friends and family. My parents are 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 emoji, and she hasn’t spoken in there since the

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Ava’s

her I was

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

thing for me here in Granite City, and

But there’s been so much

worried about being pregnant.

Wait. Pregnant.

she ever get an

she be pregnant?

that be

a good day, but right now, with Ava unconscious in the hospital bed between us, it’s suffocating.

question? Hey, Alpha of the Westwood Pack, you don’t

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Lisa: Ava’s

friend. Quick question, could getting knocked up by a werewolf, who by the way wasn’t

That’s not happening.

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

can’t help but wonder if that could be

He looks like he’s barely 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 this world through

put this on him. Not now.

be someone else who can help, someone who knows about shifter biology and pregnancies.

Vanessa.

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been taking care of Ava, the one with the kind eyes and gentle voice. If anyone can answer my questions without

right back,” I whisper, even though I know she can’t hear me. “Just gonna go

of my every move. It’s unnerving, but

fluorescent lights

I think. Or

I can always backtrack if I need

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

What could possibly cause her to just collapse like this?

each one sends chill down my spine. I wrap my arms around myself, trying to ward off the sudden cold that seems to have seeped into my bones.

Ava. Please wake

someone coming from the other direction. I stumble back, an apology already forming on my lips, but it dies in my throat when I see who it

Vanessa.

I feel, her eyes widening as she

words come out. Suddenly, all of my carefully planned questions

throat.

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