Tangled

Chapter 299

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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.

Selene, wishing Lucas could hear me.

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 points

Let me focus on

her head

his hand squeezes

should be home soon."

he stresses the word home has my 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

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

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

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

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

The mark helps.

make sense. Lucas' body seems to have lost its feverish

breaks the silence, 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

wave of indignation through our bond. I am

to scratch

tinged with affection.

maintains her air of nonchalance, as if

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

howling in my head about

I bet.

each other, I say softly, meaning every word. The thought of Lucas alone

thir atsella

from kia mamarlan and his mankı malina mui

Ava: Lucas

of him,

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