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

***

Instead, I'm dragged to a strange building in the middle of

entourage yet-follow me into the building, while two stay outside to

unexpected visitors.

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

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

the metal and concrete.

Blackwood land while I'm away. Besides, Jericho's

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frown, unsatisfied. "Who

"You'll see soon enough."

a movie, and Kellan actually

aesthetic."

"Who's Steve?"

been helping

ominous groan. Kellan leads the way down a

complete with fake

admit as we approach the empty

nods. "No one ever

beneath the desk, startling me. He can't

to roll

stares at us over

you have an appointment?" he

serious.

shakes his head. "No. I'm Kellan Ashbourne, and this

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off with a sneer. "I remember you."

like a bug under a microscope. "Why is

Blackwood beta's daughter here?

How does he

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boy-Steve, I assume-looks taken aback. He studies me intently, his

Pausing with his hand on the

Okay. He's not Steve.

who the hell is

operation is this? And why

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

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

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

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woman.

head that's half-shaved and long, bright pink hair on the other side of it. She has what looks like

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