Tangled

Chapter 137

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137 Ava: A Shocking Finale (I)

I need to find Lisa. @

Those uncharacteristic texts have me in a panic as I watch the commotion through the kitchen doorway.

That’s not how Lisa texts. So either someone has Lisa’s phone, or someone has Lisa and her phone.

Be careful. I can sense from Selene’s voice that she’s on her way, but this isn’t the time to ask how she got past the guards.

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I need to text Kellan.

But when I turn on my phone, there’s no signal.

And the texts from Lisa are missing.

Selene, something’s wrong.

Understatement of the century right there.

All of the shifters have left the kitchen, running forward to the fight. I can hear some words that have me rooted to the ground in panic, my mind spinning.

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Vampires.

Bloodsuckers.

The words send a chill through my bones as the commotion escalates in the living room. There’s no doubt in my mind; they’re here for me.

I don’t know why.

I don’t know how.

All I know is that I need to find Lisa, and we need to

run.

Shaking off my panic, I make a decision. Lisa was with Bren, so they’re probably upstairs, in a room

somewhere.

I’m about to bolt for the stairs when the back door swings open. I whirl around, my heart leaping into my throat. A tall, slender man with long silver hair and

  • stands there, his gaze fixed directly n

already here.” His silky voice drips with malice in an unnerving purr. It’s a beautiful sound,

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eyes dart past him and land on Lisa. Her face is a mask of sheer

have to hunt her down.

need to keep her safe.

I scream. “Get

vampire lunges for me with inhuman speed. His icy fingers close around my wrist like a vice. I twist, using the self–defense moves Jericho drilled into me. Breaking his

too strong! Selene’s frantic voice echoes in

fray. Shifters are locked in vicious combat with a group of vampires. Snarls and howls of pain fill the air. The metallic scent of blood assaults

have no plan. No idea what I’m doing. I just need to lead him

warns as I weave through the chaotic

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I’m no match for a vampire. But maybe I can

shoulder. He’s right behind me, his red eyes glowing with cruel amusement. He’s toying with me. A cat playing with a

he sends them flying

Fuck.

I’m screwed.

front door, hoping and praying that Kellan kept his spies around somewhere

let us attend the party without

my heart hammering against my ribs. I’m almost there. Just a few

I go flying, crashing into a table.

I can move, he’s on me. Pinning me down with his body. His breath is cold against my neck as he

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leans in close.

you really think you could outrun me, little kitten?” He chuckles darkly. “How

my throat as his fangs graze my skin,

Lisa’s voice

supposed to run. Get

lifts his head, his lips curling into a cruel smile. “Ah, there you

with him. His arm is a steel band around my waist. I claw at him desperately but he doesn’t even seem to

Lisa stands in the doorway, her face

let her

struggling against his iron grip.

my spine. “How brave. But foolish. You can’t stop me. No one can.”

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starts dragging me toward the back door. I dig my heels in but

train.

kitten,” he purrs at Lisa, who

when he uses his other hand to grab

Through the back door.

being kidnapped, right out of Westwood

Lisa, who’s terrified, but has her jaw set in a stubborn

This is what

maybe not this

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