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 had a strange phone

***

a strange building in the middle of

me into the building, while two stay outside to make sure we don't

unexpected visitors.

scratches 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 movie set. I glance at

us?" I

the metal and concrete.

stay on Blackwood land while I'm away. Besides, Jericho's a lot

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frown, unsatisfied. "Who are

"You'll see soon enough."

in a

aesthetic."

"Who's Steve?"

who's been helping us

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

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

wasn't expecting this," I admit as we approach the

nods. "No

startling me. He can't be

it to roll out from beneath

stands on the seat and stares at us over the counter with a

an appointment?" he asks, his voice

serious.

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

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cuts him off with a sneer. "I remember you." His gaze

bug under a microscope. "Why

Blackwood beta's daughter here?

through me. How does he know

"Ava is Alpha

his eyes

with his hand on

Okay. He's not Steve.

who the hell is

curious than ever as we step into the room. What kind of operation is this? And

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

wooden desk dominating the space. Bookshelves line the walls,

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

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woman.

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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