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

the way he still has

over me,

trash, she growls. It does him no good to come around now,

he squandered it, crushing my heart beneath the heel

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bullshit.

shampoo from my hair. “Believe me, I

me yearns for his

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

weeks, if you don’t count breaking into my

him away.

isn’t dangerous. Well–not

I

***

week passes in an odd

there’s a note on

says, “I’m so sorry,” with Lucas‘ signature

bottom.

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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 mean it.”

he takes his coffee

watching me for hours, like the

It’s bizarre.

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

me at home. Granted, he’s broken in

but–it’s free dinner.

to complain if that’s all he’s doing.

the first time I came home to

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