Tangled

Chapter 137

137 Ava: A Shocking Finale (1)

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

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voice drips with malice in an unnerving purr. It’s a beautiful sound, but only serves to send terror

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on Lisa. Her face is a mask of sheer panic as

I don’t have to hunt

keep her safe. A human stands no

scream. “Get help!”

inhuman speed. His icy fingers close around my wrist like a vice. I twist, using

voice echoes in my mind but I can’t

headlong into the fray. Shifters are locked in vicious combat with a group of vampires. Snarls and howls of pain fill

what I’m doing. I just need

can’t fight him alone! Selene warns as I weave through the chaotic tangle of bodies.

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for a vampire. But maybe I

behind me, his red eyes glowing with cruel amusement. He’s toying with me. A

shifters try to attack him, but he

Fuck.

I’m screwed.

Kellan kept his spies around somewhere and

demanding that they let us attend the party

burst of speed, my heart hammering against my ribs. I’m almost there. Just a few more feet.

force slams into me from behind. I go flying, crashing into a table. It shatters beneath me, shards of wood biting into my skin.

down with his body. His breath is cold against my neck as he

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leans in close.

think you could outrun me,

thrash beneath him but it’s useless. He’s too strong. Panic claws at my throat as his fangs graze my

Lisa’s voice rings out.

She was supposed to run. Get to safety.

a cruel smile. “Ah, there

up with him. His arm is a steel band around my waist.

stands in the doorway,

“I said let

yell, struggling against his iron

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

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door. I dig my heels in but it’s like trying to stop a freight

train.

he purrs at Lisa, who looks between

he uses his other hand to grab her wrist

Through the back

out of Westwood lands.

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

not going to be kidnapped again. This is what we trained for, right?

this exact situation.

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