Tangled

Chapter 200

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The phone rings.

And rings.

All I get is voicemail, three different times.

Knowing that Lucas is busy with the Council, I just send a quick

text for him to call me back when he can.

A knock on my door interrupts us, and Jericho pokes his head in with his typical scowling face. "All good in here?"

"Good," I confirm, as Selene rubs her nose against the ground.

The older shifter watches her as he closes the door behind him.

"What's wrong with that?"

The way he emphasizes the 'that'has Selene freezing

mid-movement, her lip curling above her teeth in a silent snarl.

Did he just call me-?!

"She is fine. Just sniffed the book and got a little too much magic in

her nose."

That grizzly head nods, like it's a normal occurrence. "Every pup has to learn sometime, I guess." After seeing the blank stare on.my face, he says, "It isn't unusual to run into the occasional magical artifact. Witches magicked just about everything they put their hands on. One fellow even found a pair of magic underwear."

I stare at Jericho, my mouth hanging open. Magic underwear? Seriously?

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He just shrugs, completely unfazed. "Witches are an odd breed."

Shaking his head, he changes the subject. "Your Mrs. Elkins is having breakfast downstairs. Care to join her?"

My heart leaps. "Yes, absolutely! Eager to talk to her, to ask her more about this book, about magic, about everything, I almost fall back into an old routine.

Secrets.

Tell him, Selene murmurs.

before we go downstairs, I had a

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strange building in the middle of

biggest entourage yet-follow me into the building, while two stay outside to make sure we don't

unexpected visitors.

as we walk through the dimly lit warehouse. Shadows loom in every corner, making me feel like I've stepped into some gritty crime movie

Jericho come with us?"

the metal and concrete.

break stride. "Someone needs to stay on Blackwood land while I'm away. Besides, Jericho's a lot

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frown, unsatisfied. "Who are we

"You'll see soon enough."

breath about the building belonging in a movie,

aesthetic."

"Who's Steve?"

human who's been

metal door that creaks open with an ominous groan. Kellan leads the way down a set of stairs without a single light, except whatever's

office, complete with

expecting this," I admit as we approach

nods. "No one ever

a young boy dressed in a suit and tie pops out from beneath the desk, startling me. He can't be more than ten years old. As he climbs onto

it to roll

and stares at us over the counter with

appointment?" he asks, his voice high-pitched

serious.

his head. "No. I'm Kellan

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off with a sneer. "I remember you." His gaze

Heel like a bug under a

Blackwood beta's daughter here?

jolts through me. How does

clears his throat. "Ava

boy-Steve, I assume-looks taken aback. He studies me intently, his eyes narrowed, before grunting and waving

his hand on the knob, he turns to us with a warning look. "Stay quiet. Steve is in a

Okay. He's not Steve.

the hell is

room. What kind of operation

petulant. She's still upset about being left behind, but

yet. The room is an office, with a large wooden desk dominating the space. Bookshelves line the walls, filled with anything but books. Instead, there are action figures mixed with strange

This isn't

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woman.

on the other side of it. She has what looks like a cartoon pony temporary tattoo on her cheek, and Mardi Gras necklaces over a simple white shirt. A lot of plastic necklaces, in purple and

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