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.

part of him wanting to trust me. Knowing

want to see me for the rest of the

Fuck.

he spent waiting patiently for me, delivered express mail with cash on delivery. Now it's my

shower in hours, but I can't

scrub hard, until my 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.

out. Dressing in the clothes I was just wearing-they're still clean. -I flop onto the

a few hours to reset my brain and maybe wake up and find this has all

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

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275 Ava: Visitors

in my mind, of every moment of my encounter with Lucas. The confusion in his

side to side. Minutes stretch into what feels

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

gentle voice

I'm on my

across the

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

murmurs, rubbing soothing circles on my

wiping at my eyes. "Sorry, I just... it's been a

as she

voice barely above

dart to the side before meeting mine again. "About

nod, holding

Vanessa's gaze

she says,

she pulls a small notebook from her pocket. She scribbles something quickly, then turns it so I can

might even be a traitor somewhere. We can't

is unnaturally cheerful as she asks, "Did you break down crying out of

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