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

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

on."

and to my Alpha." She pauses, conflict. flickering in her eyes. "But I'm also loyal to my Luna. I can't give

assure her, my interruption swift. "It doesn't endanger Westwood. But

she squeezes my hands in reassurance. "I can't give you a straight answer without knowing what it is. My answer stands.

to unburden myself and the fear of betrayal. Selene's voice echoes in my mind,

your best option right now, Selene reminds me

"Selene isn't a dog.

Her brows knit together, creasing her forehead as

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

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I've yet to get a straight answer out of her. It's impossible. She drinks secrets for breakfast. But Lucas

about her"

least." But I can see the wheels

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 pack allegiance. Even then, it's only a temporary measure. She can

for a moment. There has to be a better way." It would be good if there

quite fit. The sight of her deep in th Settling onto the bed beside Selene, I run my fingers through

mind.

to pull the wolf's presence out if the human host is unconscious?"

Selene, who tilts her head, considering the question. It might be possible, she admits, her voice echoing in my mind. But there are too many variables to say for certain. "Selene says it might

her expression thoughtful. "And what about your mother's wolf? Will she be loyal

find myself at a loss for words. Loyalty is a complex thing, especially when it comes to the dynamics between a wolf and their

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