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-

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

everywhere. You should shower.

ago. Without speaking, Lucas slides a cup of coffee in front of

like horror

His Memories.

307 Ava His

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

seem to

a bit of a surprise to me, though; wolves don't change off a few words, and I don't have the best history in this pack. They accept strength. It

""Where are you?"

with concern, and I grimace. "Sorry. I

I've

concentrate and separate my mental speaking from just... brain noise.

"Whose business?"

The gnomes.

She taps the stone in the center

good display yesterday, it doesn't change

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 place isn't

range of the

That makes

as disconcerting as ever. "Your mate has lost his connection with his wolf. This is why he

Lucas had already told me his wolf is gone. "How many know 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

Thears

impassive expression. His arm drapes casually over the back of my chair, a gesture that feels back protectie and possessive. The tension between them thickens, and I

in my

seems to hold respect for Sister Miriam, but there is

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

caught off guard 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 questions. But how in somente supposed

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