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.

before we go downstairs, I had

***

Elkins doesn't happen. Instead, I'm dragged to a strange building in the middle of White Peak, which looks like

the building, while two stay outside to make sure we

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 movie set. I glance at

us?" I ask, my

the metal and concrete.

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

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"Who are

"You'll see soon enough."

the building belonging in a movie, and Kellan actually

aesthetic."

"Who's Steve?"

human who's been

that creaks open with an ominous groan. Kellan leads the way down a set of stairs

office, complete with fake

this," I admit as

"No one ever

young boy dressed in a 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

to roll out from beneath

at us over the counter

an appointment?" he

serious.

"No. I'm Kellan Ashbourne,

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him off with a sneer.

me, and Heel like a bug

Blackwood beta's daughter here?

me. How does

his throat. "Ava is

his eyes narrowed, before grunting and waving us

very end. Pausing with his hand on the knob,

Okay. He's not Steve.

the hell is this

room. What kind of operation is this? And why would Lucas and Kellan be involved

petulant. She's still

space. Bookshelves line the walls, filled with anything

it. This isn't a woman,

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woman.

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

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