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.

downstairs,

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building in the middle of White Peak, which looks

yet-follow me into the building, while

unexpected visitors.

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

couldn't Jericho come with us?" I ask,

the metal and concrete.

doesn't break stride. "Someone needs to stay on Blackwood land while I'm away. Besides, Jericho's a lot less tech

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frown, unsatisfied. "Who are we meeting

"You'll see soon enough."

in a movie,

aesthetic."

"Who's Steve?"

been helping us

with an ominous groan. Kellan leads the way

professional office, complete with fake plants,

this," I admit as we approach the

"No

suit and tie pops out from beneath the desk, startling me. He can't be more than ten years old. As he climbs onto the chair, my heart

roll out

on the seat and stares at us over

appointment?" he asks, his

serious.

"No. I'm Kellan Ashbourne, and this

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

a bug under a microscope. "Why is

Blackwood beta's daughter here?

does

"Ava is Alpha Lucas

his eyes narrowed, before grunting and

very end. Pausing with 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

What kind of operation is this? And why would Lucas and Kellan

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

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

around it. This isn't a woman, or even

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woman.

with 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 white shirt. A

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