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

Precisely.

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

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 her

Sister Miriam steps into view. I

Sister Miriam is

a loose shirt and jeans. It's so... normal. So un-Sister Miriam-like

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

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

city at war

an involuntary step forward, so intense that it steals my breath away for a moment as her eyes darken and her usual composure cracks, showing

with intensity. Then, as if catching herself, she quickly adds, "I've heard nothing about any war, but that doesn't something isn't happening.

her eyes dart around the room as if searching for

seen her

She knows something

attacks on my pack, I explain, the words tumbling out in a rush. "And I

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

feet, her small form quivering. "I

that she believes her, because she barks out orders.

a snap of Sister Miriam's fingers, Layla vanishes the

I blink, startled b

turns back to me, tension radiating from her every movement.

in danger.

she asks,

to my husky. "But she'd need a way back into the city Sister Miriam's gaze falls on Selene, and

It's the most open display of emotion I've ever seen from her. For

Sister Miriam is

upset, Selene observes, like that isn't obvious. But it isn't at us. She has murderous

it's been dragged out of

attacks

foreboding in my heart,

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

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