Tangled
Chapter 194
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"Are you okay?"
Vanessa pops into my field of view with a steaming cup of what smells like hot chocolate.
Much better than coffee.
"I'm okay."
The steam from the mug assaults my face with humidity and heat, reminding me that summer is over.
The weather isn't chilly enough for hot cocoa to be a regular occurrence, and the wind is a little too warm against my skin, but the rich chocolate flavor that coats my tongue brings comfort.
It's a small thing, but it helps ground my racing thoughts as Vanessa settles beside me on the bench.
Out here, in the small garden behind the alpha lodge, there's only peace under the vast expanse of darkness and stars. Selene
slumbers peacefully a few feet away, her silver fur almost glowing in the moonlight.
There are, of course, the ever-present guards stationed around us. Four of them, at least.
But at least they're giving me this time out here, instead of leaving me to my misery indoors.
"How are you holding up this week Ava? Since we last talked... A lot seems to have changed. You look different. You sound different." Vanessa's gentle question pulls me from my thoughts.
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Thinking about this past week is much better than thinking about Mom, and how quickly her life had slipped away in front of me.
I stare into the depths of my mug, as if the answers might be found swirling in the chocolate. "It's been
hard," I admit, my voice barely above a whisper. "Mostly, it feels like I'm stumbling in the dark, unsure of which direction to take. And I don't like the person I see in my memories. I've been cringing at a lot of thin Vanessa's hand rests on my arm, a reassuring touch. "Don't overthink it. Trust in those around you. We're here to support you."
Her words are meant to comfort, but they remind me of the tensions within the pack. Another distraction I grab onto gratefully. "What about Jericho? Lucas and Kellan don't
seem to listen to him much, even though they seem to respect him."
with weariness. "One of the worst epidemics among wolf shifters
afraid. It's hard to get them
I try
they're just being idiots, but pairing the word idiot
expression and laughs. "When a new alpha takes over, many of the previous alpha's most trusted advisors
wondered why all my bodyguards were retired, despite
twitch
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they can hear every word
been alpha for as long as I can remember,
her
the death of the previous alpha and his Luna. It's a stigma he's never been able to fully shake in Lucas' mind,
Absolutely asinine?
between a laugh and a gasp comes out of me
are
You can't talk about Lucas like that." I pause.
still sleeping. "They're used to it. I've said far worse to his face. But it
simple as I've made it out to
There isn't
way to respond to that, so I just say, "Oh," and stare at the sky again. "If that mistake changed how they think of Jericho, I'm never going to get the pack to see me as Luna material after the massa "You will. Wolves are used to pups making terrible mistakes. You aren't the first youngling with blood on
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lives were taken because of a single hotheaded idiot. He became the alpha when he was older, and now his son is alpha." Crossing my arms over my abdomen,
a pup, Selene whispers.
all your time feeling bad, wondering how to make
casually perched there, looking ahead of her, making
"Yes. Jericho keeps telling me to stop wallowing and feeling sorry for myself and start acting, but I don't..." Flapping my
sentence.
what to do to fix
"Yeah."
forward trying to make better choices than the day before. Apologize to those you've wronged. Take responsibility
view after everything I've put Lucas and
"I'm trying."
"I know."
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at her side profile again, I can see
of who you are. Making mistake-even
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