Tangled

Chapter 307

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307 Ava: His Memories

"Ava."

Someone's gently prodding at my shoulder, and I groan, my entire body battered. Oh, right. Lucas... was an animal last night.

"Ava.

"What?" Now that I'm marginally awake, his voice registers in my brain. I turn my head to squint through a tangled mass of hair. I need a shower. And a brush. And, like, five cups of coffee. ""Sister Miriam's here."

Sister Miri-oh.

Sitting up abruptly, I must startle Lucas. He jumps up from the edge of the bed, hands in the air as he watches me cautiously, like I'm about to bite.

"Sorry, I'm up."

"I see that. Lowering his hands, he adds, "You didn't warn me you're such a bear when you're asleep.

A bear? Me?

You bit him when he tried to wake you up earlier, and you kicked him when he tried to cover you in a blanket. Selene's helpful, overly chipper words have my head pounding.

The still-new string of connection to Grimoire pulses urgently, tugging and yanking every which

way.

Damn. Wake up and everyone needs you, all at once.

"Selene said I bit you. And kicked you."

He shrugs, politely ignoring the heat reddening my cheeks. "Take your time. Do you want to shower first?"

"No, I'm okay-

way that I pause. Damn.

do. It's everywhere. You should shower. "I'll

speaking, Lucas slides a cup of coffee in front of me. It's as black as Sister Miriam's hair. Silently, I grab some creamer and

like horror

His Memories.

307 Ava His

with as much cream and sugar as I can

of her cup. "Your wolves seem to be in good spirits. You've given them their first taste of hope since their arrival.

little butterfly flutter through me, leaving me more pleased than I'd like to admit. "Thank you." Her report is a bit of a surprise to me, though; wolves don't change off a few words, and I don't have the best

""Where are you?"

with concern, and I grimace. "Sorry. I was talking to

I've

entire life doing it, but it's hard to concentrate and separate my

"Whose business?"

The gnomes.

clears her throat. "Your wolf is with the Grand Sage." She taps the stone in the center of the table. "We are clear to speak, so let's get started. It is

a good display yesterday, it doesn't change the feelings

leans back in his chair in silence; it looks as though

must have been exhausted, to sleep right through that. This place

is just outside the range of the stone. You

makes sense,

mate has lost his connection with his wolf. This

about this?" While I suspect Kellan realizes, it isn't a subject I've brought up to anyone. The danger Lucas faces without his wolf is too terrifying to let

Thears

arm drapes casually over the back of my chair,

in

dear he has no intention of contributing to this conversation. He seems to hold respect for Sister Miriam, but there

to me her expression softening slightly. Ava, how much do you know about the attack that

twinge of guilt. I'm always so nerwhelmed with what's in front of me. I forget to ask all the right questions. But how in somente supposed to juggle this all

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