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

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

me,

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

her 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 raw,

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bullshit.

my hair.

part of me yearns for his

let him in just because the bond tries to call you, she finally says. You are worth more than the demands of

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. Even at

him away.

isn’t dangerous. Well–not that

though… That, I need to

***

next week passes in an odd

morning, there’s a note on

only says, “I’m so sorry,”

bottom.

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see him around lunch 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

mean

his coffee and

there watching me for hours, like the

It’s bizarre.

back of my head every time she sees him. I’m grateful that Lucas has yet to realize she’s anything more than

warm dinner waiting for me at home. Granted, he’s broken in to leave

but–it’s free dinner.

all he’s doing. Clearly I can’t keep

new 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 any

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