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

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

washes over me, a

away like trash, she growls. It

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.

my hair.

me yearns for his touch, his

the bond tries to call you, she finally says.

don’t count breaking into my apartment when I’m not

him away.

isn’t dangerous. Well–not

though… That, I need to

***

in an odd

there’s a note

so sorry,”

bottom.

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day at work. He orders. something different each time. Every time I take his card, he looks me in the eyes

mean

he takes his coffee

sit there watching me for hours, like the

It’s bizarre.

every time she sees him. I’m

night, there’s a warm dinner waiting for me at home. Granted,

but–it’s free dinner.

going to complain if that’s all he’s doing. Clearly I can’t

dog food the first time I came home to dinner, though Selene

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