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.

go downstairs, I

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happen. Instead, I'm dragged to a strange building in the middle of White Peak, which looks like an abandoned

while two stay outside to make sure we don't

unexpected visitors.

making me feel like I've stepped into some gritty crime movie set. I glance

Jericho come with us?" I ask,

the metal and concrete.

on Blackwood land while I'm away. Besides, Jericho's a lot less tech

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unsatisfied. "Who are we meeting

"You'll see soon enough."

a movie,

aesthetic."

"Who's Steve?"

human who's been helping us

ominous groan. Kellan leads the way down

complete with

I admit as we approach the empty reception

nods. "No one

pops out from beneath the desk, startling me. He can't

to roll out from

seat and stares at us over the counter with

he asks, his

serious.

"No. I'm Kellan Ashbourne,

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

a bug under a microscope.

Blackwood beta's daughter here?

does he know who I

throat. "Ava

assume-looks taken aback. He studies me intently, his eyes narrowed,

his hand on the knob, he turns to

Okay. He's not Steve.

the hell is this

as we step into the room. What kind of operation is this? And why would Lucas and Kellan be involved with

so interesting? Selene's voice touches my mind, grumpy and petulant. She's still upset about being left behind, but Kellan was very firm

desk dominating the space. Bookshelves line the walls, filled with

it. This isn't a

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woman.

a head that's half-shaved and long, bright pink hair 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

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