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, I

***

in the middle of White Peak, which looks like

while two

unexpected visitors.

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

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

the metal and concrete.

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

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unsatisfied. "Who are

"You'll see soon enough."

in a

aesthetic."

"Who's Steve?"

human who's been helping

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

like a professional office, complete with fake

expecting this," I admit as we approach the empty reception

nods. "No one ever

me. He can't be more

roll

at us over the

have an appointment?" he

serious.

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

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cuts him off with a sneer. "I remember

like a bug under a microscope. "Why

Blackwood beta's daughter here?

me. How does he know who

clears his throat. "Ava is Alpha

He studies me intently, his eyes narrowed, before

end. Pausing with his hand

Okay. He's not Steve.

the hell is

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

mind, grumpy and petulant. She's still upset about being left behind, but Kellan was very

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

isn't a woman, or even

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woman.

like a

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