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

is that possible? Unlock magic and an entire language just appears

Precisely.

Magister Orion a few questions if he was here, but he's not, so I shelve them for now. It's a strange thing, but not nearly as important as what we're

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

amusement fades quickly as Sister Miriam steps into view. I blink, taken aback by

Sister

Instead, she's wearing a loose shirt and jeans. It's so...

greets us, her tone cool and polite. Her red eyes

I reveal? I'm not sure. Glancing at Vanessa and

Miriam, is the city at war with

is immediate. Her eyes widen, and she takes an involuntary step forward, so intense that it steals my breath away

you ask such a question?" she demands, her voice sharp with intensity. Then, as if catching herself, she quickly adds,

her eyes dart around the room as

never seen

She knows something

out in a rush. "And I can't get in touch

snaps to Layla, who's been watching our exchange instead of working on her papers. "What's going

form quivering. "I don't

a few seconds, she must decide that she believes her, because she barks out orders. "Find out what's happening

of Sister Miriam's fingers, Layla vanishes the

un air, I

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

pack in danger.

asks, her voice tight. I'm

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

most open display of emotion I've ever seen from her. For a long moment, she

Sister Miriam is

isn't obvious. But it isn't at us. She has

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

back to me. "Tell me everything you know," she demands. "Every detail, no matter how small. For attacks to occur

only cement the foreboding in my heart, but I

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

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