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," he says, shifting his weight as his eyes never leave me. They're golden and intense, different from the

finally recognizing the

That would be great.

scent, amber and campfire smoke, fills my senses, and I'm transported back to Cedarwood. Back to when he'd found me, after I'd run away from

found me in Cedarwood, far from here, I say softly, my eyes meeting his. "After the Gala. I wanted nothing to do with you, but you stuck around anyway. You were determined, and I was just afraid you'd

days. "You'd break into my apartment

slightly, but he remains

I continue, my voice barely above a whisper.

Who

you bend over backwards to keep

from my family, Lucas. You're

for me, everything he's been through

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

especially after... after all

you away.

gaze never

but at least he isn't staring at me like I'm a complete stranger. He's starting to see me, even if he

to repay a debt, I say, the words tumbling out before I can stop them. "You were always there,

chest. Lucas grunts, a low sound

"How'd it go?"

door, her eyes shining with optimism and the belief that fated mates

all.

of his eyes burning into me. "I don't know. Every so often, I think he's getting a hint of the bond. Then he says something so casual that just destroys every last hope I've ever held." Lisa hands me a

sure when you'd come home,

punch to the gut. Is this really home now? It feels temporary, but our home isn't

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