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

  • gaze fixed directly n me. Recognition flashes

little kitten is already here.” His silky voice drips with malice in an unnerving purr. It’s a beautiful sound, but only serves

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Her face is a mask of sheer

have to hunt her

I need to keep her safe. A human stands no chance against

run!” I scream. “Get

wrist like a vice. I twist, using the self–defense moves Jericho drilled into

Selene’s frantic voice echoes in my mind but

sprint toward the living room, diving headlong into the fray. Shifters are locked in vicious combat with a group of vampires. Snarls and howls

need to lead him away from Lisa. Buy her time to escape.

I

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right. I’m no match for a vampire. But

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

try to attack him, but he sends them flying with an

Fuck.

I’m screwed.

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

let us

on a burst of speed, my heart hammering against my ribs. I’m almost there.

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

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 could outrun me, little kitten?” He chuckles darkly.

beneath him but it’s useless. He’s too strong. Panic claws at my throat as his fangs graze my skin, and a cold tongue

Lisa’s

heart stops. No. She was supposed to

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

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

“I said let her

Run!” I yell, struggling against his iron

laughs, the sound sending shivers down my spine. “How

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dig my heels in but

train.

purrs at Lisa, who looks between

uses

the kitchen. Through the back door.

being kidnapped, right out of Westwood

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

not going to be kidnapped again. This is what we trained

not this exact

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