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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.

insistence, and I pause. 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

staying, I guess.

He shakes his head.

they discharge you and I bring you

tell me

Let me focus on Lucas

her head against

seems to understand, because his hand squeezes

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 one bedroom. But

don't like being apart. Most of our time as mates has been spent away from each

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

close as I melt into his embrace. The warmth of his body and the steady thrum of his heartbeat bring me that clusive peace, strengthening

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

The mark helps.

Lucas' body seems to have lost its

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

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

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

too hard on her, Lucas murmurs, his voice soft and tinged with

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

fur, marveling at the complexity of our situation.

my

I bet.

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

thir atsella

his mankı malina mui haart

Lucas

care of him,