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-

a brow in such a meaningful way that I pause. Damn.

everywhere. You should

lost its steam a while 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

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

languidly drawing a finger around the rim of her cup. "Your wolves seem to be in good spirits. You've given them

of a surprise to me, though; wolves don't change off a few words, and I don't have the best history in this

""Where are you?"

I grimace. "Sorry. I was talking to

I've

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,

"Whose business?"

The gnomes.

throat. "Your wolf is with the Grand Sage." She taps the stone in the center of the table. "We are clear to speak,

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

listening. Lucas leans back in his chair in silence; it looks as though they've already discussed this,

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

is just outside the range of

makes

ever. "Your mate has lost his connection with his wolf. This is why he could not

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

drapes casually over the back of my chair, a gesture that feels back

in

He seems to hold respect for Sister Miriam, but

Her attention shifts back to me her expression softening slightly.

been tossed my way. "Not much. I admit, feeling a twinge of

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