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.

eyes never leave me. They're golden and intense, different from the

finally recognizing the

That would be great.

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

do with you, but you stuck around anyway. You were determined, and I was just afraid you'd leave me again. Change your mind

remember those early days. "You'd break into my apartment

furrows slightly, but

sometimes, I continue, my

Who He

over backwards to keep me happy, to

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

me, everything he's been through because of me, settles heavy on

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

love, especially after... after all

you away.

gaze never

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

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

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

"How'd it go?"

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

all.

the couch, my body shivering at the memory 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

got extra hungry," she admits, shrugging. "Wasn't sure when you'd come

this really home now? It feels temporary, but our home isn't ours any longer. What

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