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.
secrets.
never wakes up? the logical side of me
I don’t know.
there isn’t
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,
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I
thrilled, but he’s not about to let me go homeless or
in Granite City, and now I’m terrified that she
Maybe. But there’s been so
even worried about being pregnant.
Wait. Pregnant.
get an answer on that?
she be
be
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
that kind of question? Hey, Alpha of the Westwood Pack, you don’t know me, but
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best friend. Quick question, could getting knocked up by a werewolf, who by the way wasn’t you,
no. That’s not
we never really circled back to that topic.
hospital sheets, I can’t help but wonder if that could be the reason behind all of this.
directly. 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 on him. Not now.
else who can help,
Vanessa.
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who’s been taking care of Ava, the one with the kind eyes and gentle
“I’ll be right back,” I whisper, even though I know she
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 happen to
fluorescent lights casting
Or
choose left, figuring I can always backtrack if I
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I walk, my mind churns with questions and worries, each one
not pregnancy, then what is it? What could possibly cause her to just collapse like this?
are endless, and 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
Ava. Please wake up.
a corner, and nearly collide with 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 is.
Vanessa.
as she takes in my disheveled appearance. “Miss Randall? Is everything alright?”
all of my carefully planned questions seem to have vanished, replaced by
throat.
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