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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
do. It's everywhere. You should shower.
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. Silently, I grab some creamer and sugar, dumping them into the mug as he watches in
like horror
His Memories.
307 Ava His
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
seem to be in good
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 is the ultimate law of the land,
""Where are you?"
me with concern, and I grimace. "Sorry. I was talking
I've
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
"Whose business?"
The gnomes.
the Grand Sage." She taps the stone in the center of the
you made a good display yesterday, it doesn't change the feelings
leans back in his chair in silence; it looks as though they've
exhausted, to sleep right through that.
bed is just outside the range of the stone. You
makes
red eyes as disconcerting as ever. "Your mate has
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 too terrifying to let that information out loose. "Do you know why?" I ask. leaning forward slightly, trying not to
Thears
expression. His arm drapes casually over
in
to this conversation. He seems to hold respect for Sister Miriam, but there is also a
the stalemate. Her attention shifts back to me her expression softening slightly. Ava, how much do
"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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