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-

such a meaningful way that I pause. Damn. Do I smell like

do. It's everywhere. You should

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

like horror

His Memories.

307 Ava His

Not me. I love myself, so I doctor mine up with as much cream and sugar as I can manage while

rim of her cup. "Your wolves seem to be in good

though; wolves don't change off a few words, and I don't have the best history in this pack. They accept strength. It is the ultimate law of the land, Selene says, and I glance

""Where are you?"

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

I've

this whole mind-speak business, but it just feels weird to converse that way. I guess it's normal when you've grown up your entire life doing it, but it's hard to concentrate and separate my mental speaking from just... brain noise. There is an exceptional amount of noise, says Selene, sounding far too amused for

"Whose business?"

The gnomes.

is with the Grand Sage." She taps the stone in the center of the table. "We are

you made a good display yesterday, it doesn't change

chair in silence; it looks as though they've already

to sleep right through that. This place isn't that

bed is just outside the range of the stone.

makes

her ruby red eyes as disconcerting as ever. "Your mate has lost his connection with his

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 that

Thears

her stare with an impassive expression. His arm drapes casually over the back of my chair,

in my

no intention of contributing to this conversation. He seems to hold

Sister Miriam breaks the stalemate. Her attention shifts back to me her expression softening slightly. Ava,

by the question. My mind races, quickly gathering the fragments of infomation that have been tossed my way. "Not much. I admit, feeling a twinge of guilt. I'm always so nerwhelmed with what's in front of me. I forget to ask all the right

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