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 language it

possible? Unlock magic and an entire

Precisely.

I shelve them for now. It's a strange thing, but not

the room. Selene, who's been rolling around on

fades quickly as Sister Miriam steps

Sister Miriam

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

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

Glancing at Vanessa and Marcus, whose faces are

is the city at

that it steals my breath away for a

you ask such 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

dart around the room as if

seen

She knows something

tumbling out in a rush. "And I can't get in touch with anyone. No one's answering their

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

form quivering. "I

studies the gnome. After a few seconds, she must decide that she believes her, because she barks out orders. "Find out what's happening and see

Miriam's fingers, Layla

I blink,

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

my pack in danger. Why is she so

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

wants 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

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

Sister Miriam

it isn't at us. She

she says, the word sounding as if it's been dragged out of her. "I'm willing to travel with the...

to me. "Tell me everything you know," 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 a good thing,

the foreboding in my

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

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