Tangled
Chapter 26
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I step into my apartment, muscles aching from another grueling self–defense session with Kyle. Despite the pain, I can feel myself getting stronger.
A heavy sigh escapes my lips as I kick off my shoes, relishing the feeling of being home, safe within these walls. Selene’s thoughts brush against my
consciousness, a comforting feeling after an awful day, as she pads over to the couch to take a nap.
You did well today. You’re progressing rapidly, as I knew you would.
I nod, offering a weary smile. “Thanks. I feel like a truck hit me, but in a good way, you know?”
A low chuckle reverberates through our bond. Rest, my
human. You’ve earned it.
Peeling off my sweat–drenched clothes, I make my way to the bathroom, the promise of a hot shower
beckoning me. As the water cascades over my aching muscles, I allow my mind to drift, replaying the events of the day.
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And inevitably, my thoughts turn to him.
Lucas.
Just the mere thought of his name sends a shiver down my spine, a heady mixture of longing and resentment coiling deep within me. I can still see the intensity in his golden eyes, the way his gaze seemed to strip me bare.
Unbidden, my body responds to the memory, a
inwardly, hating the way he still has this effect on me, even after
me,
you away like trash, she growls. It does him no good to come around
assessment striking a chord deep within me. She’s right, of course. Lucas had his chance, and he squandered it, crushing my heart beneath the heel of his contempt. The pain of that rejection still lingers, a raw, festering wound that refuses to
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bullshit.
murmur, rinsing the shampoo from my hair. “Believe me, I haven’t forgotten.”
me yearns for his touch, his embrace, his acceptance.
just because the bond tries to call you, she finally says. You are worth more than the demands of a bond.
deep breath, I push him from my mind. He hasn’t done anything to me in weeks, if you don’t count breaking into my apartment when I’m not home.
him away.
dangerous. Well–not that
I need
***
week passes in an
note on
“I’m so sorry,” with
bottom.
3/7
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every day at work. He orders. something different each time. Every time I take his card, he looks me in the eyes and says, “I’m sorry. I don’t
mean
takes his coffee
sit there watching me for hours, like
It’s bizarre.
head every time she sees him. I’m grateful
at home. Granted, he’s broken in to leave it on my
but–it’s free dinner.
complain if that’s all he’s doing. Clearly I can’t keep him out,
was even a new bag of dog food the first time I came home to dinner, though Selene announced that she was not eating out of
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