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.

friendliness and otherworldly presence flash through my mind. I open my mouth, ready to explain about Acarus

earlier.

might have

who it is or if they're still here in this compound. Every word we say can

later," I say instead, putting heavy emphasis on the last word. I

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on his face. He faces forward, but

a smile tugging at the corner of

"Smart idea."

every face I've seen since arriving. Which is

could the traitor

someone close to Lucas is working

My stomach churns.

***

me to a simple building. It's a long building with

like walking into another world-sterile, bright, and utterly unlike the

It's a modern hospital.

is jarring, and I find myself

trying to adjust to the

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doors, all closed.

pair of double doors marked 'Staff Only' stand beyond it, showing the faint shadowy outline of people as they walk past. Even this late at night, it's good to

a real hospital?" I ask

taps at my shoulder, nudging

in crisp blue scrubs sits, her fingers flying over a keyboard. She looks up as we approach, a warm

sweet. "Alpha is sleeping at the moment. Is there something

back, guiding me forward. "Actually, yes. I've

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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," she says, her tone clipped. "I'm afraid visiting hours are

to scream, to demand entry, to use whatever authority being his mate grants me,

would be unethical.

if it sounds pretty good right

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