Tangled

Chapter 26

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27 Ava: Watched

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,

disapproval washes over me,

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

beneath the heel of his contempt. The pain of that

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bullshit.

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

his touch, his embrace, his

in just because the bond tries to call you, she finally says. You

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

him away.

Well–not that kind

though… That, I need

***

in an odd manner.

there’s a note on

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

bottom.

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he looks me in

I mean it.”

then he takes his coffee

there watching me for

It’s bizarre.

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

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

but–it’s free dinner.

to complain if that’s all he’s doing. Clearly

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

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