Tangled

Chapter 263

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My heart thumps hard, trying its best to knock my ribs out of place with excitement. "Is everyone okay?

What's going on?"

Vanessa's eyes unfocus as she communicates with her mate. Waiting is like being bitten by a squad of fire ants, each prickle against my skin beginning to burn as I squirm, impatient for answers.

"He doesn't want to give any answers until we see him, but he said things are stable." There's an uncertain waver in her voice, but I keep quiet as she speaks with Vester, feeling my own unease building.

Stable.

That could mean a lot of things, and they aren't all good.

Marcus stiffens beside me and I glance out the window, expecting to see something on the road.

Nothing.

"There's a few scouts nearby," he says after a long pause. "Vanessa, you sense them?"

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"Three," she confirms. "I'm not familiar with them, but I recognize them."

"We're about ten minutes out. We'll run into a few

more waves of scouts, staggered so they can stay in contact." He glances at me. "Like a telephone relay."

"Ten minutes?!" Vanessa frowns. "Vester should have been able to reach me a long time ago."

"I should be able to reach the alpha," Marcus agrees. "But I can't."

"Something's wrong." The healer's look of relief is once again replaced by worry. "This isn't right."

"The area's safe, so just relax until we get there. Someone should be able to give us proper answers then."

I hope he's right.

***

"Shit. Hold on!"

The truck lurches violently, throwing me against the door as Marcus slams on the brakes. Gravel crunches under the tires, and I barely catch myself before my face meets the dashboard.

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curses, her body sliding across the

onto a narrow road I hadn't even noticed. The sudden turn

itch of magic

hell cut out the seatbelts?" I mutter, rubbing my elbow where it smacked against the

against the truck's exterior. It's a small forest here, much more densely wooded

to a clearing. My breath catches as I take in the sight before us. A cluster of cabins nestles against rolling hills, the structures

it's not the picturesque setting that captures my

of pack life? The children

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wolves emerges to meet us, their expressions grim and

weapons.

I know. This is a

the door before Marcus can fully engage the parking brake. My eyes scan

"Kellan!"

lips. before I can even catch my breath.

barrage of questions. "Ava, there's a lot we need to discuss before I can take you

these cottages scream hospital to me. And unlike the Fae Ward. I doubt there's magic here that

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into a

confirms, but his tone

he's... stable. But things

complicated."

been through. I need to see Lucas, to touch him,

eye. Another wolf-it takes

be

the absence of Vanessa's mate among the welcoming

he says, guiding me towards a small cabin set apart from the others.

The separation makes my skin

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for

is weird.

going on?" I demand as we approach the

need you to understand that everything we're doing is to protect

"Protect us from what?"

eyes meet mine, and the

forces that want to tear us apart. Both

A table dominates the small space, covered in maps. and

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