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?

can just sense something I almost forgot

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

"To the place I'm staying, I

He shakes his head.

discharge you and I bring

tell me now, Selene points

Let me focus on Lucas

rubs her head against his

understand, because his hand squeezes mine and he changes the subject.

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.

of our time as mates has been spent away from each

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

close as I melt into his embrace. The warmth of his body and the steady thrum of his heartbeat bring

of my last heat,

The mark helps.

That would make sense. Lucas' body seems to have lost its feverish temperature as

to wedge herself

indignation through our bond. I am not

rumbling through his chest, vibrating against my head. His hand. reaches down to scratch behind

tinged with affection. "Selene's the only reason

Still, she maintains her air of nonchalance, as if Lucas's

complexity of our situation. My wolf,

in my head about

I bet.

softly, meaning

thir atsella

from kia mamarlan and his mankı malina

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