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 way he looked at me when

he finally recognizing the

That would be great.

my senses, and I'm transported back to Cedarwood. Back to when he'd

with you, but you stuck around anyway. You were determined, and I was just afraid you'd leave

into my apartment while I

brow furrows slightly, but he remains

sometimes, I continue, my voice barely above

Ava: Who He

really. The way you bend over backwards to keep me happy, to keep me

I recall darker times. "You saved me from my family, Lucas. You're

for me, everything he's been

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

after all

you away.

gaze never leaves

a complete stranger. He's

debt, I say, the words tumbling out before I can stop them. "You were always there, waiting for me to

silent, my heart pounding in my chest. Lucas grunts, a low sound that reverberates through the quiet

"How'd it go?"

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

all.

"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

hungry," she admits, shrugging. "Wasn't sure

but our

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