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.

Jericho, before we go downstairs, I had a strange

***

Elkins doesn't happen. Instead, I'm dragged to a strange building in the middle

while two stay outside to make sure we don't

unexpected visitors.

making me feel like I've stepped into some gritty crime movie set. I glance at Kellan, his face an impassive

us?"

the metal and concrete.

on Blackwood land while

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frown, unsatisfied. "Who are

"You'll see soon enough."

a movie, and

aesthetic."

"Who's Steve?"

been

the way down a set of stairs without a single

a professional office, complete with fake plants, paintings on the walls, and several cubicles. The only thing

expecting this," I admit as we approach

"No

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

to roll out from beneath

on the seat and stares at us over the counter with

appointment?" he asks, his voice high-pitched

serious.

head. "No. I'm Kellan Ashbourne,

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off with a

bug under a microscope. "Why

Blackwood beta's daughter here?

does he know who I

his throat. "Ava is Alpha Lucas Westwood's

me intently, his eyes narrowed, before grunting and

his hand on the knob, he turns to

Okay. He's not Steve.

the hell is this

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

petulant. She's still upset about being left behind, but Kellan was very firm about pet

an office, with a large wooden desk dominating the space. Bookshelves line the walls, filled with anything but books. Instead, there are

isn't a woman, or even

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woman.

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