Tangled

143 Ava: An Unusual Letter

I must have fallen asleep.

I don’t remember falling asleep.

Of course you don’t, Selene says with a long yawn. You

were so exhausted you just passed out

mid–conversation with Lucas. He almost tore a nurse’s

head off for taking too long after he pressed the call

button.

Well, I’m glad I missed that overreaction.

You’re fine. It’s just blood loss. They transfused you overnight. You seem a lot better.

I feel a lot better. I didn’t realize how dizzy I was, how my eyes couldn’t focus, until now. Being back to normal feels nice.

Not normal, but better. Selene stretches, flicking her ears at me. Lucas took me on a walk this morning.

Her disgruntled mental voice makes me laugh. How

was it?

Fine. He told me to go potty.

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I clamp both hands over my mouth, trying my damndest to stifle the hysterical giggles, but the ice–blue eyes staring my way tell me I’ve failed in a most spectacular manner.

Perhaps you should go potty, Selene suggests in a

voice that would have a beautiful home in Antarctica.

“You’re right. I really need to go.” My lips twitch as I shove my blankets off and haul my IV pole with me like a professional hospital patient–which, at this point, it kind of feels like I am.

I do need to pee, though, so I make quick work in the bathroom, grateful for the nurses who were thoughtful enough to bring a disposable toothbrush and

toothpaste. And soap.

I should shower, though. I hate that gross hospital feeling when I wake up here.

You won’t have time. Lucas and Kellan are almost here.

Must be nice to have wolf–nose.

It is.

be nice to rub

It is

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minty foam. You’re kind of a

stating the Moon–blessed truth.

Hah.

quickly fading into the grim reminder that

on why they crashed

water going. They wanted you. What confuses me is that he also wanted

Lisa?

But she’s human.

a good chance there’s something in her bloodline. It might just be enough to make her a tasty

mouth, and I gag at the thought of Lisa becoming

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rinse out my mouth as quickly

twice more.

she probably didn’t think about how the term ‘vampire snack‘ would affect me. Wolves eat prey.

It’s just that in this case, prey is my best friend, and

from the bathroom door–a giant affair, really, of a sliding wooden door. Probably to

wheelchairs.

anything particularly private, because I didn’t close

make my way back to bed, dragging

and I

mind a little fuzzy from the exertion. Lucas hovers nearby, his brows furrowed

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staring out the window once again.

if not for

clears his throat, drawing my attention. “Ava, do you know a

coming out of Lucas‘ mouth has me frozen as I recall her dark hair and glittering red eyes. The woman who unsettled even my mother, notoriously cold and always in

voice is barely above

his expression grim. “Miriam sent us a letter, requesting to see you. She

“A letter?”

near the Blackwood pack lands. It was overlooked while I was in the Blackwood

seen it sooner…” His voice trails off as

“I’m sorry, Ava. If we had contacted her sooner, we

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realizing that the tragedy might have been avoidable. “There’s no guarantee of

saying you were in danger and would understand the

brought her in to check me for signs of pregnancy before my mating ceremony with

all ignore it. Alphas are notoriously possessive, and there’s no way he would enjoy being reminded that his fated mate was about to be taken by another alpha.

texts me every few days. Lucas doesn’t ask, but he knows.

want to

“It’s possible that bringing

distress.”

here, on the heels of a vampire attack… It doesn’t sound like a

I want to talk to

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