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.

we go downstairs, I had

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building in the middle

the building, while two stay

unexpected visitors.

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

come with us?" I ask,

the metal and concrete.

break stride. "Someone needs to stay on Blackwood land while I'm away.

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"Who are we meeting

"You'll see soon enough."

belonging in a movie,

aesthetic."

"Who's Steve?"

who's been

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

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

as we approach the empty

nods. "No one

the desk, startling me. He can't

it to roll out from

stares at us over

you have an appointment?" he

serious.

"No. I'm

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with a

Heel like a bug

Blackwood beta's daughter here?

jolts through me. How does he know

clears his throat. "Ava

aback. He studies me intently, his eyes narrowed, before grunting

the very end. Pausing with his hand on the knob, he turns to us with a warning look. "Stay quiet. Steve

Okay. He's not Steve.

hell is

What kind of operation is this? And why would Lucas

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

is an office, with a large wooden desk dominating the space. Bookshelves line the walls, filled with anything

no way around it. This isn't a woman, or even

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woman.

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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