Tangled

Chapter 208

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208 Ava: Moon Goddess (1)

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At least the physical pain is over, Selene says as I'm groaning on my bed, limper than an overcooked noodle.

"It isn't over. I'm still dying."

You'll be fine. This is why you should have kept up with your exercise. Even a few days off and you're already back to being out

of shape.

"Must be nice to be a dog. You never get sore."

That's because I don't sit around like a couch potato.

Harsh.

But true.

Sliding off my bed in the most dramatically sore fashion I can muster, I ignore Selene's snort and tremble-walk the entire length of the room to the closet where I set the magic book. Mrs. Elkins goes home today, right?

"Right. They're driving her to Cedarwood. Lucas sent scouts to make sure she gets there okay."

"Enforcers," Marcus corrects me from his corner.

He doesn't offer to help me get what I want, but he's quick to make sure I'm calling his comrades by the right title. Giving him a sour look, I amend, "Enforcers." Grabbing the book off the top shelf, I decide to sit on the floor in front of the closet, not really wanting to walk on sore legs all the

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way to the bed. My muscles protest even this, quivering more than a leaf in the wind.

Look at you, taking the lazy way out, Selene mocks, her voice echoing in my mind with a teasing lilt.

"I'm not being lazy," I retort, settling cross-legged on the plush carpet. "I'm being efficient. Why waste energy when I can just sit

here?"

Selene snorts, her furry head shaking in amusement. Don't come crying to me when your butt goes numb.

Deliberately tamping down on the urge to stick my tongue out at her like a child, I turn my attention to the magical tome in my lap.

The ornate silver clasp is cool to touch, almost unnaturally so, and I suppress a shiver.

soft click, it releases, and I carefully open the

some kind of magical lock to keep its contents secure, but

have one, so that

I flip through the pages, my fingertips start to tingle, a

pause, staring at my hand, trying to figure out why

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doesn't it?

shock collar.

have no idea how she knows anything

my head, I mutter, "No, it's more than that. It's like..." I trail off, struggling to

My heart beats faster, and I feel a strange pull, as if the book is drawing me in. I close my eyes,

bolt of lightning,

"Selene, where's that

the suitcase? Or the dresser? She sounds hesitant, and I block out the pain and exhaustion in my legs as

back at the book, necklace in hand. "At the apartment, I touched this once, and it had this

Selene sounds excited, then dubious.

there's no scent

"Is there a scent?"

was then, is her

So, she doesn't know..

that much

"Sorry sorry."

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pendant gleams in the light, its silver chain cool against my fingertips, much like

there's warmth emanating from

like it's alive, pulsing with an

eyes fixed on the

that I have to

seems to freeze. The air grows heavy, thick with anticipation. Even the

wait, my pulse pounding in my ears.

And...

Nothing.

under the waves of anticipation, holding me deep in its

hands on the ground behind me and stare at the ceiling. I was so sure they were related somehow, that

be

But no.

whole

standing as still as a statue in the

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