Tangled

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"But I didn't do anything," I protest. "I just sat here."

"It doesn't matter," Vanessa says, just as Selene says the same thing in my head.

I swear I can hear a smile in my wolf's voice. Sometimes doing nothing is the hardest thing of all.

I look down at my hands, half expecting to see water droplets forming on my skin. But they look the same as always. "Did I really do it, though?"

I don't know. I'm not a wizard.

Pausing at that, I scowl at the air, since she's not near me. "Then

what was all that advice about?"

A hunch.

What the hell.

It worked, didn't it?

Can't really argue with that.

The door flies open with a resounding bang, and I nearly leap out of my skin. Before I can even process what's happening, Vanessa's between me and the entrance, her body coiled and ready to strike.

My heart's still racing when Magister Orion bursts in, his massive frame filling the doorway. But it's not his size that catches my attention this time. No, it's the tiny sparks of flame dancing above his head like a bizarre halo. I blink, wondering if I'm hallucinating.

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"Fire!" he roars, his voice booming through the room. "You touched fire!"

volume of his words has me flinching, but there's no mistaking the excitement in his tone. He's practically

you were special, Ava Grey! Do you have any idea how

Sometimes months!"

I'm still reeling from the sudden intrusion. Marcus follows Magister Orion into the room, taking up his usual position in the corner. His face is

still on high alert but recognizing that we're safe. I'm grateful for

this time.

when he suddenly stops mid-sentence. His eyes dart around, taking in the room as if seeing it for the first time. The realization dawns on his face, and I watch as

from excitement to mortification.

out in a stammer, his face flushed as red as the fire dancing above his head. "My sincerest apologies, my lady!" Before I can even form a response, he's

that follows is deafening.

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just happened. Did that really just occur? Or did I fall asleep during meditation and dream the

on the door breaks the stunned silence. Vanessa moves to answer it, and I have to stifle a laugh

the situation.

Orion," Vanessa says, her voice carefully neutral. "How may we

enthusiasm of

let him

massive frame somehow seeming smaller than before. His face is beet red, and

It was terribly rude and unprofessional of me. I allowed my excitement to override my manners, and for

behavior that I'm not quite sure how to respond. Part of

St Aubing b

Magister Orion, I manage to say, trying to keep my voice steady. "I understand you were excited

nods, still looking uncomfortable. "Yes, well, that's no excuse for such behavior.

room. I glance at Vanessa and Marcus,

content to let me take the

I begin, searching for a way to break the tension, "about

another excited tirade. "Yes, of course. Perhaps we could discuss it in a more... appropriate setting?

says, backing towards the door. "I'll await

door closes behind him, a hysterical giggle escapes. "Well, I say, looking at Vanessa and Marcus, "that

tugging at the corners of her mouth. "I never heard that the Fae

mores."

knowledge we have is contained in storybooks. We have very little contact

Communities"

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