Page 73 of Tangled Fates

“I’m wondering what life will be like when we leave,” I said, stroking her hair.

A burst of fear jolted through me when she bolted up into a sitting position.

“She’s—She’s—” She stuttered.

“Blondie, what is it?” I sat up with her.

“We need to leave before Mother returns,” she said on the verge of crying. “She’ll be here in a few days. Soren, we need to leave, or she will kill you.”

“She would kill your mates?”

“Honestly, I don’t really know, but Mother will not like that you are here,” she said quickly. Her emotions were all over the place as a single tear rolled down her cheek.

“She won't hurt us,” I said, holding on to her tightly. “I won’t let her.”

“You don’t know what she is capable of,” she whispered. “We need to leave. I need to figure out how to get out.”

“Ok, we will figure it out,” I said, as Gray came back into the room with a tray of food.

He looked worried and I wondered how much of her emotions he could feel.

“I hope you're hungry,” Gray said, setting the tray down.

“Come on, Blondie, you need to eat, and we can brainstorm after,” I said, looking at my twin, telling him he needed to stay with her.

He nodded at me. I don’t know how we communicated, but a look was all we needed so we could be on the same page.

“I’m not?—”

“Please eat,” Gray said, picking up his shirt and putting it over her.

Meow.

Catzilla jumped onto the bed hissing at me before going to Oria. Her somber expression made me feel uneasy. The cat went up to her and she immediately embraced him. Her anxiety eased as she pet him and murmured inaudible words in his ear.

Even though the cat and I didn’t get along, if he made her feel better, then I’d deal with the furry fucker.

“I’m going to be right back,” I said, getting off the bed looking for my pants.

“I brought eggs, some ham and toast,” Gray said, quickly entertaining her.

I needed to speak with Ryder and the sooner I did that, both of our anxieties could be eased and I could figure out something to get us out of here.

Once I had my pants zipped up, I leaned over to kiss her quickly. She tasted like jam, and I love that she tasted as sweet as she was.

A hiss made me look down at the grumpy cat.

“Oh, quit getting your panties in a twist, you fucker.” I glared at him.

“He’s just not used to people,” she said, petting him.

“Yeah, I don’t think it's just that, Blondie. I’ll be back,” I said, leaving the room, taking a deep breath, wondering where the hell Ryder had stayed for the night.

It didn’t take long for me to find Ryder in the workroom. He was staring at an open box in awe. The closer I got to him, I realized he was looking at a box of Oria vials.

“There are four boxes full of vials. We could take this back and make so much money,” he said, when I reached the table.

We hadn’t told him who she was. After his outburst and the news about Serena, the timing had never seemed right. Telling him that the woman who he was mated with was the manufacturer of this also seemed wrong and made me worry about what he would say or feel.

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