Tangled

Chapter 137

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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

  • his gaze fixed directly n me. Recognition

with malice in an unnerving purr. It’s a

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

least I don’t have to hunt her

now I need to keep her safe. A human

scream. “Get

close around my wrist like a vice. I twist,

strong! Selene’s frantic voice echoes in my mind but

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

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

him alone! Selene warns as I weave through the chaotic tangle of bodies.

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vampire.

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

few shifters try to attack him, but he

Fuck.

I’m screwed.

the front door, hoping and praying that Kellan kept

I feel stupid for demanding that they let us attend the party without guards on our ass.

my heart hammering against my ribs. I’m

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

Pinning me down with his body. His

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leans in close.

outrun me, little kitten?” He chuckles darkly. “How adorable.”

claws at my throat as his fangs graze my skin, and a cold tongue flicks

go!” Lisa’s voice rings out.

She was supposed

smile. “Ah, there you are. I was beginning to think

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

Lisa stands in the doorway, her face pale but

“I said let

yell, struggling against his iron grip.

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

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toward the back door. I dig my heels in but it’s like trying to stop

train.

at Lisa, who looks between

when he uses his

the kitchen. Through the back door.

right out of

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

going to be kidnapped again. This is what we

not this exact

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