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

even noticed. The sudden turn sends a jolt

the constant itch

the seatbelts?" I mutter, rubbing my elbow where

close on either side, branches scraping against the truck's exterior. It's

My breath catches as I take in the sight before us.

it's not the picturesque setting that captures my attention.

pack life?

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group of wolves

weapons.

isn't the Westwood I know.

brake. My eyes scan the gathered faces, searching desperately for anyone familiar. Then I spot him,

"Kellan!"

from my lips. before I can even catch my breath.

silencing my barrage of questions. "Ava, there's a lot we need to discuss before

hospital, but none of these cottages scream hospital to me. And unlike

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into a

confirms, but

he's... stable. But

complicated."

the chaos we've been through. I need to see Lucas,

wolf-it takes me a

and sister would be touching if I weren't so focused on

noticing the absence of

imperceptibly. "Come with me," he says, guiding me towards a small cabin set apart from the others. It looks more like a

led in a different direction by Ryder. The separation makes my skin prickle, and

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me for so long.

is weird.

we approach the cabin's door. "Why all the

doorknob. "Ava, I need you to understand that

"Protect us from what?"

mine, and the weight

want

the small space, covered in maps. and documents. The

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