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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body sliding across the

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

itch of magic under

out the seatbelts?" I mutter, rubbing my elbow where it

scraping against the truck's exterior.

sight before

that captures my

of pack life? The

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wolves emerges

weapons.

know. This

before Marcus can fully engage the parking brake. My eyes

"Kellan!"

questions tumbling from my lips. before I can even catch my breath. "Where's Lucas? Is he

of recent days. He holds up a hand, silencing my barrage of questions. "Ava, there's a lot we need to discuss before I can take you to

of these cottages scream hospital to me. And unlike the Fae Ward. I

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a giant

Kellan confirms, but his

he's...

complicated."

frustration. Complicated doesn't begin to cover the chaos we've been through. I need to see Lucas,

movement behind Kellan catches my eye. Another wolf-it takes me a while to recognize Ryder, one

reunion of brother and sister would be touching if I weren't

noticing the absence of Vanessa's mate among

me towards a small cabin set apart from the others. It looks

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

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been with me for so long. Being without

is weird.

I demand as we approach the cabin's

his hand on the doorknob. "Ava, I need you

"Protect us from what?"

mine,

that want to tear us apart. Both from

in maps. and documents. The walls are bare except for a few

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