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. Do

do. It's 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 Miriam's hair. Silently, I grab some creamer

like horror

His Memories.

307 Ava His

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

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

me, though; wolves don't change off a few

""Where are you?"

me with concern, and I grimace. "Sorry.

I've

get used to this whole mind-speak business, but it just feels weird to converse that way. 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

"Whose business?"

The gnomes.

Sage." She taps the stone in the center of the table.

a good display yesterday, it doesn't

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

have been exhausted, to sleep right through that. This place

bed is just outside the range of the stone. You heard

That makes

eyes as disconcerting as ever. "Your mate has lost his

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

Thears

with an impassive expression. His arm drapes casually over

in my

contributing to this conversation. He seems to hold respect for Sister

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

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

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