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.

through my mind. I open my

earlier.

might have

I snap my mouth shut. We don't know who it is or if

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 forward, but I

a smile tugging at the corner

"Smart idea."

every face I've seen since arriving.

the

someone close to

My stomach churns.

***

building with blacked out windows, looking desolate in

we step inside. It's like walking

It's a modern hospital.

jarring, and I find

adjust to

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the side, with several doors, all

as they walk past. Even this

this a real hospital?" I ask Kellan in a

been here for a long time." He taps at my shoulder, nudging me

over a keyboard. She looks up

greets Kellan, her voice syrupy sweet. "Alpha is sleeping at the moment. Is there something I can help you

lower back, guiding me forward.

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professionalism that

Lucas is so close and yet still out of reach. I want to scream, to demand entry, to use

would be unethical. Rude.

it sounds pretty good

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