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 mouth, ready

earlier.

have

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

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

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

smile tugging at the corner

"Smart idea."

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

could the

that someone close to Lucas

My stomach churns.

***

long building with blacked out windows, looking desolate

It's like walking into another world-sterile, bright, and utterly

It's a modern hospital.

jarring, and I

to adjust

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the side, with several doors, all closed. The familiar smell of antiseptic has

contrast, is brightly lit. A 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

time." He taps at my shoulder, nudging me to follow him to the

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

"Alpha is sleeping at

settles on my lower back, guiding me forward. "Actually,

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

want to scream, to demand entry, to use whatever authority being his mate grants me, but I hold myself

be unethical. Rude.

if it sounds pretty good right

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