Tangled

Chapter 275

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275 Ava: Visitors

"Ava." D

My head feels like it weighs a million pounds. My ears feel stuffed and woolly. And Kellan's hands. dragging me to my feet are like burning embers pressed against my skin.

"What?"

"You passed out."

Staring at him blankly, it takes a while for my brain to catch up to his words. "Oh. Shit. I guess that's one way to deal with stress; just let your body shut down.

Don't really recommend it.

and Kellan doesn't ask questions about my visit with Lucas, just escorts me back to the cottage a makes sure I'm taken care of. Brings lunch I don't want to eat and promises to check on me in

another hour or two.

Of course, lunch is out of the question. My stomach's too queasy for that. And until Sister Miriam and Selene return, I don't have a great way to get information on what happened to Lucas' wolf. I'm definitely not going to tell people he doesn't have one; the pack needs stability, not another

blow.

I'm not even sure Kellan knows.

I

The thought that Lucas may have trusted me with a little secret buoys my depressed spirits by a

millimeter or two.

he can't feel it, there's a part of him wanting to trust

he doesn't want to see me for the rest of

Fuck.

bill for all the time he spent waiting patiently for me, delivered express mail with cash on delivery. Now it's my turn to

pink. It's my second shower in hours, but I can't

raw and angry red, as if I can wash away the memory of

It doesn't work.

clothes I was just wearing-they're still clean. -I

what I need. Just a few hours to reset my brain and maybe wake up and find this

on the pillow, leaving them for me to discover as I flop from left

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275 Ava: Visitors

every moment of

side to side. Minutes

the door startles me from my restless attempt at sleep. Before I can

Vanessa's gentle voice calls

I'm on my

instant, practically flying across the room

this moment. The solitude of the past few hours weighs on me, making Vanessa's presence a lifeline

she murmurs, rubbing soothing

eyes. "Sorry, I just... it's

face is grim as she asks, "How are

voice barely above

eyes dart to the side before

holding my

Vanessa's gaze

then to the windows. Her voice rises slightly as she says, "I'm so glad he's doing well. Such a relief to see him

brow until she pulls a small notebook from her pocket. She scribbles something

Of course. We're being watched, listened to. There might even be a traitor somewhere. We can't talk

"Did you break down crying out of sheer relief in the

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