Tangled

Chapter 128

128 Ava: A Frank Discussion

“Flutters from here to here?” Lisa motions with her

hand, encompassing her entire abdomen up to just beneath her breasts.

I nod.

“And your face tingles from the sound of his voice?”

I nod again.

“Things sound sexual even when they’re not?”

I blush.

“Yes. You’ve officially moved into flirtation territory.” Lisa picks her burger up, taking a huge bite with a groan of appreciation. After swallowing, she points it in my general direction. “Congratulations. This is your first crush.” Sᴇaʀch Thᴇ (ꜰind)ɴʘvel.nᴇt website on Gøøglᴇ to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.

“Not my first crush,” I murmur. There had been a few kids in class… Kids who weren’t mean or cruel, and who didn’t laugh at me.

But they always ended up with other girls. We barely exchanged hellos, and I’d dreamed up scenarios between us. Of me leaving my pack to live a human

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life, of giving up my wolf heritage.

Silly daydreams.

“First real one, then,” she amends.

He’s trying, Selene admits, her begrudging tone making me laugh.

I’m not sure if she’ll ever approve of him.

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I take a bite of my burger, savoring the juicy flavor as I chew. The quiet peace of the apartment wraps around us, comforting and sweet. No hovering Kellan, no

constant surveillance… Just blessed solitude, broken only by the crinkling of wrappers and Lisa’s soft chewing across from me.

Kellan must have gotten orders from Lucas to give us more space. He dropped off our food earlier with barely a word before heading out to handle important beta duties. I’m not complaining. Having the apartment to ourselves is a rare luxury.

my thoughts. “So, what

the reminder sending a

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then it

“I don’t

the last words Sister Miriam said to me.”

burger down, concern flashing across her face. “Okay, that’s creepy. Explain

underestimate a vampire, Selene murmurs

told me to light a candle and say her name, and she’ll find me. I didn’t think too

at the

about the candle.” Lisa bites her lip.

don’t know. Creepy text aside, I don’t

to harm

text message. Selene perks her head up from her spot on the couch. It sounds like she has information she

a good idea to open that can of

vampires are not inherently

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seem to

thoughts to Lisa, who pokes at her burger

you should try to reach out to

Get kidnapped again? Get turned into a vampire?”

you really think your luck is so bad that you’d be kidnapped again? There has to be a statistic

about dying?”

contents of our conversation, so I take another bite of my burger. I’ve been

we tell Lucas and

in her hand as she watches me eat.

she’s going to be a danger

we going to

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my weird existence and possibly my powers that shouldn’t exist?” I shake my head. “No, I’m not ready for that. I don’t know how Lucas

feel.”

won’t care.”

Being an unshifted wolf shifter is bad enough; all the stares and whispers get to me, no matter how much I try to shrug them off. “We aren’t mated yet. I won’t

“I don’t think that’s a great start to a long–term relationship. You

I chew my food as slowly as I possibly can. She stares, unblinking, in my direction,

sigh. “Okay. Yes. It’s probably unhealthy. But, Lise, I

brows arch. “Do you

“No.”

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he hate

“No.”

“Has he apologized?”

twitching my lips. “But I’m not sure if you can call breaking and entering part of

you. And you know I hate this whole overprotective,

think pushing Lucas away is what’s best, either. You’re going to have to tell him

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