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.

another mouthful, Lisa’s voice breaks into my thoughts. “So, what was up

the reminder sending a

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so unsettling. And then

“I don’t know. It sounds

Sister Miriam said to me.”

concern flashing across

underestimate a vampire,

left, she told me to light a candle and say her name, and she’ll find me. I

of it at the time,

about the candle.” Lisa bites her lip. “How concerned should we

text aside, I don’t feel like

to harm

wanted to harm you, she wouldn’t have sent a text message. Selene perks her head up from her spot on the couch. It sounds like she has information she wants to

good idea to open that can of

not. But vampires are not

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seem to

relay Selene’s thoughts to Lisa, who pokes at

to her.

Get turned into a

luck is so bad that you’d be kidnapped

about

appetite isn’t diminished by the contents of our conversation, so I take another bite of my burger.

we tell Lucas and

resting her cheek in her hand as she watches

going to be a danger

are we going to tell

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weird existence and possibly my powers that shouldn’t exist?” I shake my head.

feel.”

won’t

try to shrug them off. “We

relationship. You should be

chew my food as slowly as I possibly can.

probably unhealthy. But, Lise, I still don’t know if this is going to work

arch. “Do you

“No.”

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he hate you?”

“No.”

“Has he apologized?”

smile twitching my lips. “But I’m not sure if you can call breaking

Look, Ava. You know I love you. And you know I hate this

either. You’re going to have to tell him all your secrets eventually.”

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