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

can’t just tell them about Selene.

secrets.

means Ava never wakes up? the logical side of

I don’t know.

stay silent, because there

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

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her I was

every week. He’s not thrilled, but he’s not about to let me go homeless or anything.

in Granite City, and now I’m terrified

Maybe. But there’s been so much

about

Wait. Pregnant.

an answer

be pregnant?

be why?

settles like 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

you even bring up that kind of question? Hey, Alpha of the Westwood Pack, you

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Ava’s

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

That’s not happening.

worrying about being pregnant, but we never really circled back to that topic.

I can’t help but

directly. He looks like he’s barely holding it together as it is, his eyes never leaving Ava’s face, his

put this on him.

someone else who can help, someone who knows about shifter biology

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

I lean down to press a soft kiss to the back of Ava’s hand. “I’ll be right back,” I whisper, even though I know she can’t hear me. “Just gonna

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 happen to

me. The hallway is quiet, the fluorescent lights casting a harsh glare against the white walls and tiled floor. I take a moment to orient myself, trying

think. Or maybe right?

can always

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walk, my mind churns with questions and worries, each one more unsettling than the

What could possibly cause her to just

my arms around myself, trying to ward off the sudden cold that seems

be okay, Ava.

apology already forming on my lips, but

Vanessa.

widening as she takes in

planned questions seem to

throat.

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