Tangled

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299 Ava: Lucas is Alone

Lucas watches us both, calm despite only hearing one half of our conversation.

Grabbing his hand, I give a gentle squeeze to show I'm still paying attention to his presence. "Do you know how?"

you!

Selene's idea is a tall order. It isn't like amnesia has some sort of cure.

The dhampir has an idea. We can talk to her about it.

Wow. I'd forgotten about Sister Miriam entirely. Between Lucas and now Selene's return...

My thoughts are interrupted when Selene suddenly darts out of her comfortable position to shove her nose into my chest, sniffing intensely.

Showing mild irritation, Lucas grabs her by the scuff and yanks her away. To my surprise, Selene merely slinks low in submission as her cars tilt in my direction, blue eyes hard and suspicious. What's that scent?

Slapping my hand over the new mate mark, right next to my crescent scar, I ask defensively, "What scent?"

Lucas sniffs at me. "You smell fine to me."

There's something new, she insists, pawing at my leg. What is it? What did you get into?

"I didn't get into-

The string near my magic tugs, and I pause. "Oh. Maybe it's that."

"What?" Lucas nuzzles into my neck, brushing his lips against the raw skin of my mate mark. "Is something wrong?

Selene can just sense something I

both later." Where it's safe, I add silently to Selene, wishing Lucas could hear me. Wait. Shouldn't he be able to...? "When?" he asks, answering my question. I guess he can't hear me. I'll have

I pause. "To the place I'm staying, I guess. Is there another place you'd go? Do you

He shakes his head.

you and

me now, Selene

me focus on

and rubs her

understand, because his hand squeezes mine and he changes the

should be home soon."

sleeping space before, but we haven't necessarily cohabitated. Though, there's Lisa-so I guess it isn't exactly the same. Especially with

better," I agree. "I don't like being apart. Most of our time as mates has been spent away from each

in the form of Grimoire. My magic seems stable-ish. We're all in hiding due to the new-found apocalypse. As dire and terrible as it is, maybe it'll finally afford us both a little time to deepen our bond with each other. Silver linings and storm clouds, I

of his body and the steady thrum of his heartbeat bring me that clusive

of the frenetic desire of my last heat,

The mark helps.

That would make sense. Lucas' body seems to have lost its feverish temperature as

against my leg. I crack open. an eye to see Selene trying to wedge herself between us, her tail wagging with hopeful

wave of indignation through our bond. I am not some common canine, she huffs, her mental

hand. reaches down to scratch behind Selene's ears, and her eyes close

murmurs, his voice soft and tinged with affection. "Selene's the only reason I've stayed

Still, she maintains her air of nonchalance, as if Lucas's words mean nothing to her.

fur, marveling at the complexity of our situation. My

howling in my head

I bet.

each other, I say softly, meaning every word. The thought of Lucas

thir atsella

mamarlan and his mankı malina mui haart saha

Lucas

of him,