Tangled

Chapter 180

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Sister Miriam is gone as quickly as she appears, just as my

bedroom door slams open.

"Miss Grey, are you all right?" The two guards outside my door are more familiar to me. I think they used to guard me at Lisa's

apartment, as well.

Their eyes flick to the two crumpled forms of my guards, and their noses flare at the scent of cigarettes. "We heard two thuds. What happened?"

Their words startle me out of my confusion. "Two thuds? Right

now?"

"Yes, just now. What happened?"

The two fallen guards stir on the floor, groaning and grunting as they push themselves to standing. The tall one grabs his head with a curse. "Shit, that fucking hurts."

That dhampir was here too long for them to only come in now, Selene says, grim concern darkening her words.

But it seems impossible. Did time pass slower when she was here?

Selene pads in silence to the guards slowly getting off the floor, sniffing at the head of the taller one. He swats her away, but she avoids his hand easily, wandering around the room to take whiffs

of air.

It's like she was never here, Selene marvels in confusion. T makes no sense.

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"How the fuck are you two on the ground?" one of the new men snarls, pulling them to their feet with a harsh yank. "If Alpha hears about this-"

The one, Tall Asshole, snorts, swaying as he unfolds himself, still holding gingerly to the spot where the pointed tip of Sister Miriam's heels had stabbed with her kick. "Feels like someone hit me with a fucking b over his chest. "My cigarette! Fuck, where did it go?"

All four guards search the room frantically for the missing cigarette, their gazes sweeping every corner and crevice. The tall one even checks his pockets again, as if the

cigarette might have magically reappeared. Their confusion is palpable.

don't just go

I perch on the

me, her presence a solid warmth against my leg. Her eyes, sharp and knowing, follow the guards' mover They didn't even ask

can't blame them. We both know what they've seen

allowed

the scene, caring only for her

no concern for

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about

the care Lucas

Blackwood, just like

I can't fight against their

against the bed in agitation. Their personal feelings shouldn't affect their job. They're supposed to protect you, not ignore you. They're not even worried about how they ended

right, of course. The guards' primary responsibility is to ensure my safety,

my agreement.

finding comfort in the soft fur behind her ears. But I don't want to cause a stir. I've done nothing to

upset over their feelings doesn't help me move

situation of my

can see it now, even if I don't know how to fix it. How

truth-a great

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Kellan were

these wolves,

constricts. These wolves, these ones I don't trust, who I've even acknowledged as having reason not to

shouldn't I

tell them, as

who were knocked unconscious for

don't bother to acknowledge my words. The new guards, the ones from outside the door, glance

of me instead. "What happened?" the one on the right says,

and his face is kind, even if suspicion has his brows drawn together and his

there." I point in the general direction Sister Miriam had stood. "She kicked him," and my finger moves to the taller one, who scowls, "in the head. Probably because she

come see you, Blackwood bitch?" Sister Miriam's victim snaps, even as his hand touches the undoubtedly sore spot on his head once again. "Cooking

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studying me closely. "What was

and terse,

shoulders relax; I hadn't even

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