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. Sorry,

This 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

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

He shakes his head.

they discharge you

tell me now, Selene points

Let me focus on

whines and rubs her

squeezes mine and he changes the subject.

should be home soon."

stomach flip-flopping. We've shared a sleeping space before, but we haven't necessarily cohabitated. Though, there's Lisa-so I guess it isn't exactly the

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

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

his embrace. The warmth of his body and the steady thrum of

I feel none of the frenetic desire of my last heat, content to just nuzzle into Lucas' arms like this without needing

The mark helps.

sense. Lucas' body seems to have lost

see Selene trying to wedge herself

feel a wave of indignation through our bond. I am not

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

her, Lucas murmurs, his voice soft and tinged with

her air of nonchalance, as if Lucas's words mean nothing to her. But I

fingers through Selene's fur, marveling at the complexity of our situation. My wolf, my

my head

I bet.

you had each other, I say softly,

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