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.

my mouth, ready to explain about Acarus again, figuring he'd forgotten the brief

earlier.

might have

my mouth shut. We don't know who it is or if they're still here in

instead, putting heavy emphasis on the last word. I meet Kellan's

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his face. He faces forward, but I

tugging at the corner of

"Smart idea."

mind races, cataloging every interaction, every face I've seen since arriving. Which is

could the traitor

thought that someone close to Lucas is

My stomach churns.

***

It's a long building with blacked out

walking into another world-sterile, bright, and utterly

It's a modern hospital.

and

adjust to the sudden

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doors, all closed. The familiar smell of antiseptic has my nose

of people as they walk past. Even this late at night, it's good to know there are people around to take care of the patients,

I

at my shoulder, nudging me

scrubs sits, her fingers flying over a keyboard. She looks

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

back, guiding me forward. "Actually,

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receptionist's eyes flick to me, and in an instant, her demeanor changes. The warmth vanishes, replaced by a cool professionalism that borders on frigid. "I see,"

want to scream, to demand

would be

if it sounds pretty good right

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