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.

flash through my mind. I open my

earlier.

might have

me like a sudden downpour, and I snap my mouth shut. We don't know who it is or if they're still here

last word. I meet Kellan's eyes, willing him to understand the

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raise slightly, but then understanding dawns on his face. He faces forward, but

smile tugging

"Smart idea."

seen since arriving. Which

could the

thought that someone close to Lucas is working against

My stomach churns.

***

It's a long building with blacked out windows, looking desolate in the

as we step inside. It's like walking into another world-sterile, bright, and

It's a modern hospital.

and I

adjust to the sudden

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

of people as they walk past. Even this late at night, it's good to know

hospital?" I ask

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

sits, her fingers flying over a keyboard. She looks up as we approach,

voice syrupy sweet. "Alpha is sleeping at

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

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replaced by a cool professionalism that borders on frigid. "I

yet still out of reach. I want to scream,

be unethical.

if it sounds pretty

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