Tangled

148 Ava: A Vampire’s Goodwill (II)

Sister Miriam doesn’t speak again until I’ve finished way too much food. a

“I doubt you came here just to ask about my letter,” she finally says, and I jump at the opportunity to finally get

answers.

“My best friend was taken in the attack. I want to know

where she is. I need to save her.”

Her eyes grow unfocused, and the strange men return, tidying up the dishes and taking them away in silence.

I watch them curiously as they move. Their faces are. blank, and they’re unmistakably human, despite the

odd sheen of their skin.

Thralls, Selene murmurs. Bonded servants. S~ᴇaʀᴄh the FɪndNovᴇl.nᴇt website on Gøøglᴇ to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.

Bonded–to Sister Miriam?

Yes. What you risked when the vampire bit you.

threatening to let go of the contents

tap against the table in

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untruth with Fae food in their belly.”

the dishes are gone, and her thrall servants with them.

my heart dropping at how easily I was

won’t harm you,

isn’t for human consumption because of its strong side effects. Selene mutters. Damn

cannot

can trust you. It turns out that you’re but a babe in the world of supernaturals. Eating the food in front of you

killed.”

her ominous words, but she

I could help you, child, but the one who has hist

heart skips a beat. I lean forward, hands gripping the edge of the table. “That means you know who

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Miriam nods, a faint and unnerving smile playing at the corners of her lips. “It isn’t

need to know. “Tell

dark eyes seeming to pierce through

anything, if it means

to a vampire is tantamount to suicide. Very well. As a gesture of my

the kind of name I’d expect to see in a fantasy

one knows his age, but everyone knows this: His sanity is gone, lost in time.” Sister Miriam’s voice drops to a whisper. “And he has taken a keen interest in you, Ava Grey.