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.

means Ava never wakes up? the logical side of me

I don’t know.

silent, 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

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her I was moving.

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

in Granite City, and now

But there’s been so much

about being pregnant.

Wait. Pregnant.

she ever get an answer on

be

be

I glance toward Lucas. His presence is intimidating on a good day, but right now, with Ava unconscious in the hospital bed between

kind of question? Hey, Alpha of the Westwood Pack, you

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Ava’s best friend. Quick question, could getting knocked up by a werewolf, who by the way wasn’t you, cause a girl to go

That’s

the question lingers, nagging 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

myself to ask Lucas 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

can’t put this on

there has to be someone else who can help, someone who knows about

Vanessa.

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Ava, the one with the kind eyes and gentle voice. If anyone can answer my

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

my every move. It’s unnerving, but also strangely comforting. At least

of Ava’s hand, I slip out 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

Or

figuring I can always backtrack if I

Ava’s

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

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

are endless, and each one sends chill down my spine. I wrap my arms around

Ava.

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

Vanessa.

as she takes in my disheveled

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

throat.

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