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 him wanting to trust me.

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

Fuck.

spent waiting patiently for me, delivered express mail with cash

in hours, but I can't shake

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.

I was just wearing-they're still

brain and maybe wake up and find this

to discover as I flop from

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275 Ava: Visitors

my eyes shut, sleep doesn't come. Instead, there's a constant 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 history

sheets tangle around my legs as I flip from side to side. Minutes stretch into what feels like hours. My eyes burn

the door startles me from my restless

Vanessa's gentle

I'm on my

practically flying across the room and into her

I needed human contact until this moment. The solitude of the past few hours weighs on me, making

murmurs, rubbing soothing

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

she asks, "How are

my voice barely above a whisper. "How much do you

before meeting mine again. "About Alpha,

holding

Vanessa's gaze

slightly as she says, "I'm so glad

small notebook from her pocket. She scribbles something quickly,

Of course. We're being watched, listened to. There might even be a traitor somewhere.

she asks, "Did you break down crying out of sheer relief in the hallway? I heard rumors flying

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