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.

137 Ava: A Shocking Finale (1)

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

  • red eyes stands there, his gaze fixed directly n me. Recognition flashes in those unnerving eyes.

is already here.” His silky voice drips with malice in an unnerving purr. It’s a beautiful sound, but only serves to send terror straight into

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past him and land on Lisa. Her face is a mask of sheer panic as she stares at me, frozen

least I don’t have to hunt her

now I need to keep her safe. A human

run!” I scream.

fingers close around my wrist like a vice.

echoes in my mind

in vicious combat with a group

plan. No idea what I’m doing. I just need to lead him away from Lisa. Buy her time

fight him alone! Selene warns as I weave through the chaotic tangle

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I’m no match for a vampire. But maybe

his red eyes glowing with cruel amusement. He’s

shifters try to attack him, but he sends

Fuck.

I’m screwed.

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

they let us

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

me. Pinning me down with his body. His breath is

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leans in close.

me, little kitten?” He

my throat as his fangs

her go!” Lisa’s voice rings out.

heart stops. No. She was supposed to run.

smile. “Ah, there you are. I was beginning to think you’d abandoned us.”

is a steel band around my waist. I claw at him desperately but he doesn’t

in the doorway, her face pale but

“I said let

struggling

sound sending shivers down 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

train.

purrs at

doesn’t fight when he uses his other hand to grab

to the kitchen. Through the back door.

kidnapped, right out

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

going to be kidnapped again. This is what we trained for, right?

not this

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