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

tell them about Selene.

secrets.

Ava never wakes up? the logical side of me

I don’t know.

stay silent, because there

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

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I was moving.

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

and now I’m terrified

But there’s been so much

worried about being

Wait. Pregnant.

ever get an answer on

she be

be why?

thought 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 him about shifter pregnancies rises in my throat, but I

Hey, Alpha of the Westwood Pack, you don’t know me, but

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

That’s not happening.

we never really circled back to that topic. There was always something else going on, some new crisis. to

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

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

can’t put this on him. Not now.

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

Vanessa.

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Ava’s

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 eyes and gentle voice. If anyone can answer my questions without making me feel like an

to press a soft kiss to the back of Ava’s hand. “I’ll be right back,” I whisper,

sense that he’s aware of my every move.

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

I think. Or maybe right?

choose left, figuring I can

Lisa Ava’s

to. As I walk, my mind churns with questions and

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

each one sends chill down my spine. I wrap my arms around myself, trying to ward

okay, Ava. Please wake

round a corner, and nearly collide with someone coming from the other direction. I stumble back, an apology

Vanessa.

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

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

throat.

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