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.

his weight as his eyes never leave me. They're golden

finally recognizing

That would be great.

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 everything I'd

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 leave

early days. "You'd break into my apartment while I was at work. Spread your scent around. It should have been creepy, but... it wasn't.

brow furrows slightly, but he remains silent,

I continue, my voice barely

Ava: Who He

over backwards to

from my family, Lucas. You're

he's been through because

slightly. "I can't even begin to understand how you can be

especially after... after all

you away.

golden gaze never leaves

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

them. "You were always there, waiting for me to

heart pounding in my chest. Lucas grunts, a low sound that reverberates through the quiet room, but I have no

"How'd it go?"

soon as I walk through the door, her

all.

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 plate with half a tuna sandwich and a pitiful handful of chips. I raise an eyebrow

admits, shrugging. "Wasn't sure

hits me like a punch to the gut. Is this really home now? It feels temporary, but our home isn't ours any longer. What does it

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