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. These

secrets.

Ava never wakes up? the logical

I don’t know.

I stay silent, because there isn’t

Mom’s changed our group chat name from My Happy Randalls to Empty Nest Randalls with

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her I was

money in my bank account every week. He’s not thrilled, but

in Granite City, and now I’m terrified that she won’t

Maybe. But there’s been so much

worried about being

Wait. Pregnant.

get an answer on

she be pregnant?

be

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

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

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Ava’s

getting knocked up by a werewolf, who by the way wasn’t you, cause a girl to go into a coma? Asking for a

That’s not happening.

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

the white hospital sheets, I can’t help but wonder if that could be the reason behind all of

I can’t bring myself to ask Lucas directly. He looks like he’s barely holding it together as it is, his eyes never leaving

put this on

has to be someone else who can help, someone who knows about shifter biology

Vanessa.

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

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

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

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 floor. I take a moment to orient myself, trying to remember which way

Or

left, figuring I can always backtrack if

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

What could possibly cause her to just collapse like

wrap my arms around myself, trying to ward off the sudden cold that seems to have seeped into

be okay, Ava.

coming from the other direction. I stumble back, an apology already forming on

Vanessa.

looks just as surprised as I feel, her eyes widening as she takes in my disheveled appearance. “Miss Randall? Is everything alright?”

out. Suddenly, all of my carefully planned questions seem to have vanished,

throat.

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