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.

can't feel it, there's a part of

want to see me

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 wait and

it pink. It's my second shower in hours, but I can't shake the depression clinging to me like second skin. Steam

as if I can wash away the memory of Lucas staring at

It doesn't work.

Dressing in the clothes I was just wearing-they're

I need. Just a few hours to reset my brain and maybe

flop from left to right, then

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275 Ava: Visitors

replay in my mind, of every moment of my encounter with Lucas. The confusion in his eyes. The way he spoke like none of our

flip from side to side. Minutes stretch into what

startles me from my restless attempt at

gentle voice calls

I'm on my

flying across the room and into

of the past

she murmurs, rubbing

back, wiping at my eyes. "Sorry, I just...

she asks,

I admit, my voice barely above a

side before meeting mine again. "About Alpha,

nod, holding

Vanessa's gaze

voice rises slightly as she says, "I'm so glad he's

notebook from her pocket. She scribbles something

watched, listened to. There might even be a traitor somewhere. We can't

you break down crying out of sheer relief in the hallway? I heard

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