Tangled

Chapter 289

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289 Ava: Who He Is

The way Lucas watches me is terrifying,

Terrifying, because there's finally interest in his gaze.

I don't want to hold hope, because every time I have even the glimmer of it, he says something that crushes my heart. The way he doesn't even recognize our fated bond kills me. It's yearning aching in my chest, wanting me to go to him. To claim him. To shake and scream until he

remembers all the pain and all the joy between us.

Instead, I sit there, scratching more vigorously at my arms, and the string inside of me tugst harder, as if trying to get my attention. I ignore it.

""Your scent."

Glancing at Lucas, who stops talking mid-sentence, I sniff discreetly in the direction of my armpits. Did I forget to scrub? He keeps talking about my smell. "Do I stink that bad?"

"It's getting stronger, he confirms, his voice husky.

Maybe this is his way of getting me to leave again. "Do you want me to go?"

"No."

Oh. Never mind, then.

My heart dances at that denial, though, raising hope high on a flag pole and waving it at the walls I've tried desperately to construct around my heart.

me. They're golden and intense, different from the way he looked at

he finally recognizing

That would be great.

transported back to Cedarwood. Back to when he'd found

you stuck around anyway. You were determined, and I was just afraid you'd leave me again. Change your mind at any time. But you never once blamed me for how

break into my apartment while I was at work. Spread your scent

brow furrows slightly, but he remains

so sweet sometimes, I continue, my voice barely

Ava: Who

you bend over backwards to keep me happy, to

me from my family, Lucas. You're the first

for me, everything he's been through because of

my voice cracking slightly. "I can't even begin to understand how you can be so strong, so

after... after all the times I

you away.

golden gaze never leaves

like I'm a complete stranger. He's starting to see me, even if he doesn't

life is forcing me to repay a debt, I say, the words tumbling out before I can stop them. "You were always there, waiting for me to turn to you. And now.... now the tables have turned. It's my turn to

low sound that reverberates through the

"How'd it go?"

as soon as I walk through the door, her eyes shining with optimism and the belief that fated

all.

casual that just destroys every last hope I've ever held." Lisa hands me a plate with half a tuna sandwich and a pitiful handful of

hungry," she admits, shrugging. "Wasn't sure when you'd come home, so I

It feels temporary, but our home isn't ours any longer. What does it

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