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-

Lucas arches a brow in such a meaningful way that I

everywhere. You should shower. "I'll

ago. Without speaking, Lucas slides a cup of coffee in front of me. It's as black as Sister

like horror

His Memories.

307 Ava His

is a coffee purist. He might drink it with a little sugar, but he seems to enjoy torturing himself with its bitter flavor. Not me. I love myself, so I doctor mine up with as much cream and sugar as I can manage while still maintaining a decent level of caffeine. Flavored syrup would be great, but that's a luxury we don't have in this

finger around the rim of her cup. "Your wolves seem to be in good spirits. You've given them their first taste of

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,

""Where are you?"

I grimace. "Sorry. I

I've

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,

"Whose business?"

The gnomes.

in the center of

a good display yesterday, it doesn't change the feelings of some more troublesome

I nod to show I'm listening. Lucas leans back in his chair in silence; it looks as though they've already discussed this, and I'm just being

to sleep right through that. This

bed is just outside the range

makes

has lost his connection with his wolf. This is why he

realizes, it isn't a subject I've brought up to anyone. The danger Lucas faces without his wolf is

Thears

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

in

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

Her attention shifts back to me her expression softening slightly. Ava, how much do you know

"Not much. I admit, feeling a twinge of guilt. I'm always so nerwhelmed with what's in front of me.

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