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

I take her hands in

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have secrets, Vanessa. Secrets that I want. to share with you. Most of it is stuff Lucas knows,

on."

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

endanger Westwood. But Lucas won't like

watches me, caution on her face, even as she squeezes my hands in reassurance. "I can't give you a straight answer without knowing what it is. My answer stands. But I

the need to unburden myself and the fear of

your best option right now, Selene reminds

a deep breath. "Selene

expression shifts to one of bewilderment. Her brows knit together,

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

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a straight answer out of her. It's impossible. She drinks secrets for

about her"

Vanessa's eyes. "Oh. That's good, at least." But I can see the wheels turning in her head as she

order to keep Selene's ex "That might kill her," the healer says automatically, glancing again. toward Selene. "And only an alpha can force

"Let me think this through for a moment. There has to be a better way." It would

mutters under her breath, occasionally shaking her head as if dismissing ideas that don't quite fit. The sight of her deep in th 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.

mind.

out if the human host

voice echoing in my mind. But there are too many variables to

about your

find myself at a loss for words. Loyalty is a complex thing, especially when it comes to

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