Tangled

Chapter 265

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It isn't until we're walking that I realize still I don't hear Selene in my head. Her presence hasn't filled its

space.

I was so focused on Lucas that I forgot my own damn wolf. That's terrifying, in a way.

"Didn't you say Selene's here?"

"She was." He glances at me in the dim moonlight. "She's been coming and going a lot. Can't you talk to her?" He appears confused; I guess no one's

specifically told him that Selene and I can't contact each other over long distances.

"No."

"Oh." He's quiet as he processes that. "So you just... can't talk to your wolf?"

I shrug. "She's her own person. I guess it's because she isn't in my body."

Kellan makes an odd sort of noise in his throat. I glance at him in concern. "Are you okay?"

"Yeah, I'm fine," he says, shaking his head. "Your bond

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with Selene is just strange. Communication isn't equal among wolves-some can have full conversations, some don't-but you're another level."

Ah. Yeah, it is weird. It's become such a normal part of my life, though. "Yeah." To me, it's strange to think

someone has a wolf and can't talk to them.

"How did you know to come here if you don't speak

with Selene?" Kellan asks.

otherworldly presence flash through my mind. I open my mouth, ready to explain about Acarus again, figuring he'd forgotten the brief conversation

earlier.

have

or if they're still here in this compound. Every word we say can potentially reach the wrong

putting heavy emphasis on the last word. I meet Kellan's eyes, willing him to understand the

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but then understanding dawns on his face. He faces

smile tugging at the

"Smart idea."

every face I've seen since arriving. Which is only about

could the

that someone close to Lucas is

My stomach churns.

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building. It's a long building with blacked out windows, looking

off guard as we step inside. It's like walking into

It's a modern hospital.

is jarring, and I find myself

adjust to the

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stretches to the side, with several doors, all closed. The familiar

lit. A pair of double doors marked 'Staff Only' stand beyond it, showing the faint shadowy outline of people as they

this a real hospital?" I ask

It's been here for a long time." He taps at my shoulder, nudging me to follow

flying over a keyboard. She looks up as we approach, a warm smile spreading across

she greets Kellan, her voice syrupy sweet. "Alpha is sleeping at the

forward. "Actually, yes. I've brought his

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vanishes, replaced by a cool professionalism that borders on frigid. "I see," she says, her tone clipped. "I'm afraid

still out of reach. I want to scream, to demand entry, to use whatever authority being his mate grants me, but

be unethical. Rude.

if it sounds

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