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.

see me for

Fuck.

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

It's my second shower in hours, but I can't shake the depression

as if I can wash away the memory of Lucas

It doesn't work.

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

hours to reset my brain and maybe wake up

discover as I flop

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275 Ava: Visitors

come. Instead, there's a constant replay in my mind, of every moment of my encounter with Lucas. The confusion

Minutes

me from my restless attempt at sleep.

Vanessa's gentle

I'm on my

in an instant, practically flying across

realized how desperately I needed human contact until this moment. The solitude of the past few hours weighs on me, making Vanessa's presence

she murmurs, rubbing soothing circles on

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

as she

barely above a whisper. "How much do

the side before meeting mine again. "About Alpha,

holding

Vanessa's gaze

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

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

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

down crying out of

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