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 it

possible? Unlock magic and an entire

Precisely.

so I shelve them for now.

sharp click of heels against the floor announces Sister Miriam's arrival before she even enters the room. Selene, who's been rolling around on the floor, suddenly sits up straight, her posture prim and proper. I

Sister Miriam steps into view. I blink, taken

Sister Miriam

the vintage dresses I've grown accustomed to seeing her in. Instead, she's wearing a loose shirt and jeans. It's so... normal. So

evening," she greets us, her tone cool and polite. Her red eyes lock onto mine. "Is

Vanessa and

city at war with

an involuntary step forward, so intense that it steals my breath

a question?" she demands, her voice sharp with intensity. Then, as if catching herself, she quickly adds, "I've heard nothing about any war, but that doesn't

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

never seen her

She knows something

in a rush. "And I

watching our exchange instead of working on her papers. "What's

her feet, her small form quivering. "I don't

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

a snap of Sister Miriam's fingers, Layla

I blink, startled

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

danger.

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

to run recon, try to establish a connection with our pack" he explains, gesturing to my husky. "But she'd need a way back into the city Sister Miriam's gaze falls on Selene, and

emotion I've ever seen from her. For a long moment, she Just

Ava: Sister

like that isn't obvious. But it isn't at us.

sounding as if it's been dragged out of her. "I'm willing to travel with the... wolf. It shouldn't take long with both of us looking into the

she demands. "Every detail, no matter how small. For attacks

cement the foreboding in my

sigh breaks the tense silence, her gaze softening slightly as she looks at Selene. The change in her demeanor is

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