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,

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to a strange building in the middle of White

building, while two stay outside to make sure

unexpected visitors.

Shadows loom in every corner, making me feel like I've

with us?" I ask, my

the metal and concrete.

on Blackwood land while

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"Who are we meeting

"You'll see soon enough."

a movie, and Kellan actually cracks

aesthetic."

"Who's Steve?"

human who's been helping

leads the way down a set of stairs without a single light, except whatever's coming

complete with fake plants, paintings on the walls, and several cubicles. The

expecting this," I admit as we approach

nods. "No one

He can't be more than ten years old. As he climbs

to roll out from beneath

on the seat and stares at us over the counter with a stern

an appointment?" he asks,

serious.

his head. "No. I'm Kellan Ashbourne, and

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a sneer.

Heel like a bug under a

Blackwood beta's daughter here?

How does he know who

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taken aback. He studies me intently, his eyes narrowed, before grunting and waving us forward.

a door at the very end. Pausing with his hand on the

Okay. He's not Steve.

who the hell is

curious than ever as we step into the room. What kind of operation is this? And why

so interesting? Selene's voice touches my mind, grumpy and petulant. She's still

wooden desk dominating the space. Bookshelves line the walls, filled with anything but books. Instead, there are action figures mixed with strange artifacts. Behind

around it. This isn't a woman,

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woman.

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

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