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

desire unfurls in my core. I curse inwardly, hating the way he still has this effect on me,

disapproval washes over me, a cool

raging inferno of my emotions. He threw you away like trash, she growls. It does him no good to come

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 heal. The ache will

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bullshit.

shampoo from my hair.

yearns for his touch, his embrace,

bond tries to

He hasn’t done anything to me in weeks, if you don’t count breaking into my apartment when I’m not

him away.

isn’t dangerous. Well–not

I need to

***

next week passes in an odd manner.

morning, there’s a note on

“I’m so sorry,”

bottom.

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something different each time. Every time I take his card, he looks me in the eyes and says, “I’m sorry. I don’t need you to answer me; I just need you to

mean it.”

his

for hours, like

It’s bizarre.

head every time she sees him. I’m grateful that Lucas has yet

a warm dinner waiting for me at home. Granted, he’s broken in to leave it on my table,

but–it’s free dinner.

that’s all he’s doing. Clearly I can’t keep

bag of dog food the first time I came home to dinner, though Selene announced that she was not eating out of that bag under

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