Tangled

Chapter 240

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240 Ava: Sister Miriam is Angry

Chapter 30Magister Orion doesn't bat an eye when we tell him that we want to get in touch

with Sister Mirlam.

Two hours later, we're back in Sister Miriam's strange mansion, just outside of the Fae Ward.

We all try calling people again, but nothing but voicemails answer us.

Selene rolls against the cool floor, groaning in relief. So much easier to breathe here. Pity. I do like it there.

"Sorry." Watching her writhe around to soothe her itchy skin gives me something to do while we wait for Sister Miriam's arrival.

Layla is back, hunched over a pile of papers she dragged with her, marking through various papers with terrifying efficiency. I'm not even sure if she's reading what's on the pages. Just flip, sign, flip, flip, sign. Every so often she sets one to the side after writing REJECTED in large letters at the top of the

page.

"Their language is fascinating." Vanessa murmurs, also watching the gnome work.

"Language?" Startled, I glance at the healer. "She hasn't said a word."

Our whispers echo through the room. It's impossible for Layla not to hear everything we're saying, yet we continue to whisper.

"Her writing," she corrects me. "Those letters-you called them runes?-are so interesting. She writes them so quickly, but they're so intricate and detailed."

Glancing at the papers again, I squint my eyes.

It takes a while for me to realize that Layla is, in fact, writing in the strange language of theirs, and not in English.

That can't be possible. I'm reading everything she's writing with such case, as though it were already in English. How?

Affinity, Selene explains with a yawn. You've accessed your magic. You've gained an

the language

that possible? Unlock magic and an entire

Precisely.

he's not, so I shelve them for now. It's a strange thing, but not nearly as important

heels against the floor announces Sister Miriam's arrival before she even enters the room. Selene, who's been rolling around

fades quickly as Sister Miriam steps into view. I

Sister Miriam is

accustomed to seeing her in. Instead, she's wearing a loose shirt and jeans. It's so... normal. So

us, her tone cool and polite. Her red eyes lock onto mine. "Is there a problem,

I reveal? I'm not sure. Glancing at Vanessa and Marcus, whose faces are blank, I

is the city at

it steals my breath

with intensity. Then, as if catching herself, she quickly

twitch, and her eyes dart around the room as if searching

never seen her

She knows something

attacks on my pack, I explain, the words tumbling out in a rush. "And I can't get in touch with anyone. No one's answering their

on her papers. "What's

to her feet, her small form quivering.

she must decide that she believes her, because she barks out orders. "Find out what's happening and see if Alpha Renard and

snap of Sister Miriam's fingers,

I blink, startled

back to me, tension radiating from her every movement. She's almost shaking with anger, but it

danger. Why is she

did you call for me?" she asks, her voice tight. I'm sure there's

recon, try to establish a connection with our pack" he explains, gesturing to my husky. "But she'd need a way back

I've ever seen from her. For a long moment, she Just glares at Selene, who stares back,

Ava: Sister Miriam

that isn't obvious. But it

if it's been dragged out of her. "I'm willing to travel

she demands. "Every detail, no matter how small. For attacks to occur without my knowledge means that someone is tampering in my information network. This is not

cement the foreboding

slightly as she looks at Selene. The change in her demeanor is subtle,

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