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

curse inwardly, hating the

disapproval washes over me, a

He threw you away like trash, she growls. It does him no good

blunt 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

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bullshit.

murmur, rinsing the shampoo from my hair. “Believe me, I

of me yearns for his touch, his

tries to call you,

done anything to me in weeks, if you don’t count breaking into my apartment when I’m not home. Even at work, he’d stepped aside

him away.

isn’t dangerous. Well–not that

That, I need to guard

***

next week passes in

a note

sorry,” with Lucas‘ signature

bottom.

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different each time. Every time I take his card, he looks me in the eyes and says, “I’m sorry. I don’t

I mean

he takes his coffee and leaves.

me for hours, like the first day.

It’s bizarre.

every time she sees him. I’m

for me at home. Granted, he’s broken in to leave it on

but–it’s free dinner.

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

a new bag of dog food the first time I came home to dinner, though

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