Tangled

Chapter 118

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The good thing about Lisa’s apartment is that it’s soundproof.

That means, with Kellan gone, we can talk to our

heart’s content.

Which is exactly what we do, as I fill Lisa in on what I experienced while I was unconscious. Lisa looks

confused.

“I know I’m a human, but that doesn’t sound like wolf is emerging. It sounds unrelated to wolves entirely.”

your

Precisely, Selene says, her tone approving. She likes

Lisa.

“Selene agrees,” I translate for Lisa.

It is an awakening, but not of your wolf. She snorts and gives a quick shake of her head. I’m already awake.

I laugh, and Lisa looks at me with a questioning stare.

So, of course, I tell her.

It’s unfortunate she can’t hear Selene.

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“She’s funny,” Lisa remarks, petting Selene’s ears. Despite knowing the dog in front of her is a wolf on the inside, she hasn’t stopped treating Selene as a lovable husky.

“So, an awakening of what, exactly?”

Your powers, she says, her words terse. The necklace will do no good for you now. The ring, too. You’ve grown too powerful. It’s time to train before you get yourself killed.

Oh.

That doesn’t sound good.

It does not, she confirms grimly. Unfortunately, I don’t know where we can go for tutelage.

“Okay, so I have to learn on my own then.”

That carries great risk.

The grimace that twists my face has Lisa’s eyes bouncing between me and Selene, but she sits

patiently, waiting for the summary.

I was in a coma for three weeks.

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groans, her ears flicking. Even so…

hard can it be?”

she informs me. Do you even know

access your power?

to think of

know what

Also no.

you know

to that, too.

the couch, I stare at the ceiling. “This is pointless. What

what?” Lisa finally asks, nearly

curiosity.

a quick explanation, she squints her eyes at me with a doubtful stare. “What about Sister

perks up. Who is Sister Miriam? Is

stare at Selene in shock. “Why would you think she’s

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part of a church.

That’s just bizarre.

way my mother reacted to her presence. Of her bizarre

be a vampire.” She’s definitely

her head. It is possible she may know something. But it

pretty interested in me when we

like interesting things. They eat boring things.

a thought I never wanted to have in my head.

again. “How would a vampire know anything

you?”

are very long–lived, and share their knowledge in their community. Despite popular opinion, they are not evil or

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to be a little off. “You just said she might try to kill me, and that vampires eat

Yes.

In

doesn’t sound like finicky is a

describe them.”

her head again. No, it

Okay, then.

Sister Miriam might know something–but how the hell am I supposed to see her?”

these overprotective

to access chapters of novels

fall into silence, our one idea already dashed. Lisa stares out the window. Selene rests her head in

how I think it through, I can only think of one

I try to figure it

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huffs, her mental grumbling vibrating in my ears. Lisa looks doubtful, but all she says

soft husky ear, I try to think of how I’d accessed

to

running. Then, I was running faster. It came to me;

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