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

over me and I take her hands in

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Most of it is

on."

conflict. flickering in her eyes. "But I'm also loyal

her, my interruption swift. "It doesn't endanger Westwood. But Lucas won't like that

"I can't give you a straight answer without knowing what

torn between the need to unburden myself and the fear of betrayal. Selene's voice echoes in my mind, urging me to trust

your best option right now, Selene reminds me gently. You need

deep breath. "Selene

bewilderment. Her brows knit together, creasing her forehead as she processes my

is that possible?" she asks slowly, her eyes flickering between me and

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straight answer out of her.

about her"

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

try. The real problem is that we have to force her to renounce her pack in order to keep Selene's ex "That might kill her," the

"Let me think this through for a moment. There has to be a better way." It would be good if there is, Selene

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

mind.

presence out if the human host is unconscious?" Vanessa asks

But there are too many variables to say for certain. "Selene says it

"And what about your

I find myself at a loss for words. Loyalty is a complex thing, especially

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