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.

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

finally recognizing

That would be great.

scent, amber and campfire smoke, fills my senses, and I'm transported back to Cedarwood. Back to when

to do with you, but you stuck around anyway. You

those early days. "You'd break into my apartment while I was at work. Spread your scent around. It should

slightly, but

sometimes, I continue, my

Who

The way you bend over backwards to keep me happy,

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

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

slightly. "I can't even begin

after... after all the

you away.

gaze never leaves

stranger. He's starting to see

I can stop them. "You were always there, waiting

silent, my heart pounding in my chest. Lucas grunts, a low sound that

"How'd it go?"

through the door, her eyes shining with optimism and the

all.

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

shrugging. "Wasn't sure when you'd come home,

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 look like now?

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