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

silently to Selene, wishing Lucas could hear me. Wait. Shouldn't he be able to...? "When?" he asks, answering

the place I'm staying, I guess. Is there another place

He shakes his head.

discharge you and I bring you

tell me now,

me focus

and rubs her head against

because his hand squeezes mine and he changes the subject.

should be home soon."

We've shared a sleeping space before, but we haven't necessarily cohabitated. Though, there's Lisa-so I guess

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

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

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

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

The mark helps.

would make sense. Lucas' body seems to have lost

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

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

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

voice soft and tinged

me, and I feel Selene's joy and pride surge through our connection. Still, she maintains her air of nonchalance, as if Lucas's words mean nothing to her.

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

howling in my head about

I bet.

had each other, I say softly, meaning

thir atsella

mankı

Lucas

care of