Tangled

Chapter 112

112 Ava: Waking Up

Darkness.

Light.

So cold.

It burns.

My lungs ache.

Something’s holding me down.

There are whispers. Prayers, I think.

Chaos reigns in this hazy world. Something beeps. incessantly.

I’m sweating. My hands are too warm.

1. up.

What’s that?

… Ava, you…

Who’s that?

can you hear me?

I struggle to reach the voice that calls me,

but

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something sucks me away again.

Frustration simmers, but I’m too tired to fight it.

Ava, you have to wake up.

There it is again.

I know you can hear me, because I can finally hear you.

Hear me? Hear me what? Am I talking?

Yes.

No, I don’t think I’m talking. I’m too tired. My body is crushed beneath the earth. Fire ate every last bit of me. I drowned. The air was sucked away.

You’re alive. You’re asleep in the hospital. You’re just fine. You just need to wake up.

No, no.

No, no, no.

Waking is pain.

remember the

pain, Ava. Just wake up.

1. me.

No way.

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here, in

you have to come back. This is

should be.

for me? But I’m here, in this serenity of darkness. I feel pain, but it

Ava. You’re alive.

Alive.

Alive means death-

enough. Wake up. Stop feeling sorry for yourself.

***

They feel like sandpaper scraping against my lids. Everything

Ava.

voice is warm

but my throat is parched, voice

presses into my palm. The

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head slowly, painfully. She’s there, silver fur shining, blue eyes bright with intelligence

colors her tone.

swallow dryly, my tongue heavy and thick. “What happened?” The words scrape

She nuzzles into my arm. I want to protest but exhaustion drags me

my name, but

***

gradually. The steady beep of a heart

against my skin. An IV pinches the back of

force them open. The ceiling swims into focus–white tiles, fluorescent lights. A hospital. Selene is curled up beside me, a comforting warmth.

back. Her relief washes over

and Lisa are here. They’re asking me questions, one talking over the other.

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was I out?” I rasp, my throat raw

disuse.

softly. We were so

worried.

okay?” Lucas asks, way too close to

you feeling?” Lisa pipes up, from my other

the gut. I struggle to sit

against mine, and both Lisa and Lucas rest their hands on my back to lead me

process that

take stock. My limbs feel stiff,

a few bags hanging off it. One of the bags looks like milk, and that one’s connected to yet

waist. My

Selene cautions as I waver,

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through a lot.

back, trying to piece together how I ended up here. Training with

to

for my face, his fingers hesitant and gentle against my skin. Warmth flows between us, a feeling of comfort, and the urge to press my cheek into his hand, nuzzling close.

for sure. Vanessa thinks your wolf is

a glance toward my wolf, disguised as a husky for a reason she has yet to explain, and her ears flick as she licks my face, settling into my lap

way too big for that.

Selene soothes, sensing my unease. This is

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been natural. Is Vanessa right? Are you going to be

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