Tangled

Chapter 275

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"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.

part of him

doesn't want to see me for the rest

Fuck.

me, delivered express mail with cash on delivery. Now it's my turn to wait and trust

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

skin is raw and angry red, as if I can wash away the memory of Lucas staring at me like a

It doesn't work.

hot water runs out. Dressing in the clothes I was just wearing-they're

few hours to reset my brain and maybe wake up and

spots on the pillow, leaving them for me to discover as I flop from left to right, then from belly to back, struggling to find

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every moment of

I flip from side to side. Minutes stretch into what feels like hours. My

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

Vanessa's gentle

I'm on my

practically flying across the

this moment. The solitude of the past few hours weighs on me,

rubbing

wiping at my eyes. "Sorry, I

face is grim as she asks, "How are you holding

voice barely above a whisper.

to the side before

nod, holding my

Vanessa's gaze

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

scribbles something

widen. Of course. We're being watched, listened to. There might

voice is unnaturally cheerful as she asks, "Did you break down crying out of sheer relief in the hallway? I

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