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. These

secrets.

secret means Ava never wakes up? the logical

I don’t know.

silent, because there isn’t much

little 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

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I was moving.

He’s not thrilled,

City, and now I’m

been

even worried about being

Wait. Pregnant.

get an

be pregnant?

be why?

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

up that kind of question? Hey, Alpha of

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

That’s

but we never

I can’t help but

He looks like he’s barely holding it together as it is, his eyes never

can’t put this

else who can help, someone

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

of Ava’s hand. “I’ll be right back,” I whisper, even though

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 Ava

of the room, letting the door click shut softly behind 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 to remember which way

I think. Or

choose left, figuring I can

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

is it? What could possibly cause her

chill down my spine. I wrap my arms around myself, trying to ward off the sudden cold that seems to have

be okay, Ava.

apology already forming

Vanessa.

her eyes widening as she takes in my disheveled appearance. “Miss

my mouth, but no words come out. Suddenly, all of my carefully planned questions seem to have vanished,

throat.

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