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

It's everywhere. You

lost its steam a while ago. Without speaking, Lucas slides a cup of coffee in front of me. It's as black as Sister Miriam's hair.

like horror

His Memories.

307 Ava His

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 place. Commune? Camp? Hideaway? It needs a word, so

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

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 around in surprise. She's nowhere to be

""Where are you?"

with concern, and I grimace. "Sorry. I

I'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 my liking. Ast

"Whose business?"

The gnomes.

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

While you made a good display yesterday, it doesn't change the feelings of some more

in his chair in silence; it looks as though they've already discussed this, and I'm just being brought up to date on

must have been exhausted, to sleep right through that.

just outside the range of

That makes sense,

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

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 information out loose. "Do you know why?" I ask.

Thears

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

in

He seems to hold respect for Sister Miriam, but there

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

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

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