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,

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strange building in the middle of

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

unexpected visitors.

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

come with us?" I ask, my

the metal and concrete.

"Someone needs to stay on Blackwood land while I'm away. Besides,

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"Who are we

"You'll see soon enough."

mutter under my breath about the building belonging in a movie, and Kellan actually cracks a smile. "It's Steve's

aesthetic."

"Who's Steve?"

who's been helping

the way

basement that greets us. It looks like a professional office, complete with fake plants, paintings on

wasn't expecting this," I admit as

nods. "No

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

roll out

seat and stares at us over the

you have an appointment?" he asks,

serious.

his head. "No. I'm

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him off with a sneer. "I remember you."

me, and Heel like a bug

Blackwood beta's daughter here?

does he know who I

his throat. "Ava is Alpha Lucas Westwood's

intently, his eyes narrowed, before grunting and waving

end. Pausing with his hand on the knob, he turns to us with a warning look.

Okay. He's not Steve.

hell

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

touches my mind, grumpy and petulant. She's still upset about being left behind,

line the walls, filled with anything but books. Instead, there are action figures mixed with strange artifacts. Behind the

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

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woman.

has what looks like a cartoon pony temporary tattoo on her cheek, and Mardi Gras necklaces over a simple

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