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?

sense something I almost forgot about. Sorry,

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

pause. "To the place I'm staying, I

He shakes his head.

they discharge you and I

can tell me now, Selene points

focus on Lucas

her head against his

hand squeezes mine and he changes the

should be home soon."

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

our time as mates has been spent away from each other. It's high

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

me close as I melt into his embrace. The warmth of his body and the

heat, content to

The mark helps.

make sense. Lucas' body seems to have

an eye to see Selene trying to wedge herself between us, her tail wagging with

and I feel a wave of indignation through our bond. I am not some common canine, she huffs, her mental voice dripping with

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

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

and pride surge through our connection. Still, she maintains her air of nonchalance, as if Lucas's words mean

run my fingers through Selene's fur, marveling at the complexity of our situation. My wolf, my mate, and me-all tangled together. Only

my head about

I bet.

I say softly, meaning every word. The

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