Tangled

Chapter 171

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sa saws up before dinner, with a bag full of doctor stuff and @puu milar ny that tells me I'm got dong anything until she gets

she needs.

bel suffer through the blood pressure, my blood being drawn and Taken away by one of my new stone-faced bodyguards, of which there are at least 6, and a lot of questions she asks me every single day My answers haven't changed, but she still asks them.

I watch intently as Vanessa packs up her medical supplies, my mind churning with the weight of the secrets I'm keeping. With the balt- baked plans inside my head. With my desperate need to save Lisa from whatever fate the Mad Prince has planned.

1 wet my lips, trying to find the right words.

Vanessa, how do you feel about keeping secrets from your mate?" The question slips out before I can stop it.

She pauses, a knowing smile playing on her lips, her eyes twinkling.

Trouble in paradise already with the overbearing Alpha?"

I glance toward the bedroom door "Can the bodyguards hear

verything we say in here?"

She looks amused, "No. Your prior Alpha had this room. soundproofed

washes over me and I

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at my throat. "I have secrets, Vanessa. Secrets that I want. to share with you. Most of it is stuff Lucas knows, and some are things I haven't told him yet. But I need

on."

to my Alpha." She pauses, conflict. flickering in her eyes. "But I'm also loyal

endanger Westwood. But Lucas won't like that

you a straight answer without

her response, torn between the need to unburden myself and the fear of betrayal.

option right now, Selene reminds

"Selene isn't a dog. She's

expression shifts to one of bewilderment. Her brows knit

she asks slowly, her eyes flickering between me and Selene, who yawns from her spot

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a straight answer out of her. It's impossible.

about her"

That's good, at least." But I can see

is that we have to force her to renounce her pack in order to keep Selene's ex "That might kill her," the healer says automatically, glancing again. toward Selene. "And only an alpha can force a switch in

frowns. "Let me think this through for a

Settling onto the bed beside Selene, I run my fingers through her soft fur, focusing on the sensation of her head and ears beneath my touch. It's a small comfort amidst the chaos swirling

mind.

it possible for Selene to pull the wolf's presence out if the human host is unconscious?" Vanessa asks suddenly, her gaze intense as she

in my mind. But there are too many variables to say for certain. "Selene says it might be possible, but there are too many variables to know for sure," I

"And what about your mother's wolf? Will she

loss for words. Loyalty is a complex thing, especially when it

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