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 almost forgot about.

isn't a safe place to mention him. "I'll tell you 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 to ask Vanessa.

you're discharged home." I pause. "To the place I'm staying, I guess. Is there another place

He shakes his head.

they discharge you and I bring

can tell me now, Selene

me focus on Lucas

and rubs her head against

understand, because his hand squeezes mine and he

should be home soon."

we haven't necessarily cohabitated. Though, there's Lisa-so I guess it isn't

"I don't like being apart. Most of our time as mates has been spent away from each other. It's

stable-ish. We're all in hiding due to the new-found apocalypse. As dire and terrible as it is, maybe it'll

I melt into his embrace. The warmth of his body and the steady thrum of his

desire of my last heat, content to just nuzzle into Lucas' arms like this

The mark helps.

would make sense. Lucas' body seems to

followed by the insistent press of fur against my leg. I crack open. an eye to see Selene trying to wedge herself between us, her tail wagging with hopeful enthusiasm. "Really?" I mutter, shifting to accommodate her bulk. "It's just like having a real

flatten against her head, and I feel a wave of indignation through our bond. I am not some

sound rumbling through his chest, vibrating against my head. His hand. reaches down to scratch behind Selene's ears, and her eyes close in bliss despite her attempts to

murmurs, his voice soft and tinged with affection. "Selene's

as if Lucas's words mean nothing to her.

our situation. My wolf, my mate, and me-all

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