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

earlier.

have

or if they're still here in this compound. Every word we say can potentially reach the wrong ears.

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

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slightly, but then understanding dawns on his

hint of a smile tugging at the corner of

"Smart idea."

seen since arriving. Which

the

someone close to Lucas is working

My stomach churns.

***

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

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

It's a modern hospital.

and

adjust to

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the side, with several doors, all closed. The familiar

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

this a real hospital?" I ask Kellan in a hushed

It's been here for a long time." He taps at my shoulder, nudging me to follow him to

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

her voice syrupy sweet. "Alpha is sleeping at

my lower back, guiding me forward. "Actually, yes. I've brought his mate to

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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

yet still out of reach. I want to scream, to demand

would be unethical. Rude.

it sounds pretty

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