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

of the

an entire language just

Precisely.

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

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 can't help but smile at

Miriam steps into view. I

Sister

wearing a loose shirt and jeans. It's so... normal. So un-Sister Miriam-like that for a moment, I wonder if this is some sort of

Her red eyes lock onto mine. "Is there a problem,

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

city at war with

breath away for a moment as her eyes darken and her usual composure

her voice sharp with intensity. Then, as if catching herself, she

and her eyes dart around the room as if searching for

never seen her

She knows something

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

to Layla, who's been watching our exchange instead of working on her

jumps to her feet, her small form quivering. "I don't know of anything, I

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

of Sister Miriam's fingers, Layla vanishes

I

to me, tension radiating from her every movement. She's almost

in danger. Why is she

you call for me?" she asks, her voice

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

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

Sister

But it isn't at

word 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

"Tell me everything you know," she demands. "Every detail, no matter how small. For attacks to occur without my knowledge means that someone

cement the foreboding in my heart, but I

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

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