Tangled
Chapter 45
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46 Ava: Living Arrangements?!
I eye Ivy warily as she smiles at me, that warm expression not quite reaching her sharp gaze. “Clayton sent me to ensure you settle into your new lodgings comfortably. He personally chose the apartment himself and hopes it will suit you.”
I fight the frown that wants to curl my lips down. “That’s very kind of him, but I don’t need a place to stay. I’d prefer to just return home, if it’s all the same.”
Ivy’s smile doesn’t falter, but there’s a calculating glint in her eyes now. “And where is home for you, Ava? No one has managed to get even that basic information out of you yet.”
I hesitate, my heart giving a hard thump against my ribs. Telling this woman anything about my past or my origins feels unwise, and thinking that way makes me feel guilty. After all, everyone in this pack has treated me so kindly, even during my most embarrassing
moments.
Pressing my lips together, I refuse as politely as I can. “I just want to return home. I appreciate the offer, but
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you all have done too much for me as it is.”
Ivy watches me closely. “I see,” she murmurs. “Well, I’ll let Clayton know that you refused.” She sounds a little too satisfied.
I watch Ivy closely as she takes my hands in hers, searching her face for any hint of deception. There’s something almost too sincere in the way she looks at me. The gentle curve of her lips doesn’t match the hardness of her eyes.
“Take care of yourself, Ava,” she says softly, giving my hands a gentle squeeze before releasing them.
“Thank you.” I’m not really sure how else to respond. She acts so concerned, and yet she’s met me for all of
two minutes.
Ivy turns and crosses the room, plucking a pen from
the small table beside the door. She scribbles
something on the pad of paper there before tearing off the sheet and placing it in my hands.
“That’s my number. In case you need anything at all, don’t hesitate to call me.”
With that, she’s gone, the door clicking shut quietly
behind her.
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slow breath, glancing at the paper with her looping handwriting scrawled
growl echoes in my mind. She sounds too cunning by far, pup. Watch yourself around that one. Sᴇaʀᴄh thᴇ FindNøvᴇl.nᴇt website
number as if it
dare speak out loud; I’m sure Ivy would
1. me.
she’s scared you will take over the control she has in the pack. As
would make
any pack’s internal politics. She’s probably just misunderstanding Clayton’s
a soft sound of dissent in my head.
It will only cause harm for both of you.
***
when Clayton strides
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my bedside, but then he leans down and brushes a soft kiss
of his voice sending
like he did when we first met. “Alpha Clayton,”
bed, his piercing gaze fixed on me with an intensity
blunt statement. “I told your
face is still inscrutable. “And why is
to his tone that I can’t quite read. Protectiveness? Irritation? I grip the
have a life to get back to,”
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an apartment. I
I don’t
narrow slightly at my words. “It wasn’t charity, Ava. It was an offer to take care of you, to provide for you as is my duty and privilege as your…” He hesitates, then rephrases. “After
cheeks at the reference to the passion of the past week. I
enough. I should be apologizing for being so
resting his arms on his knees. “Tell me about this life you’re so eager to return to,”
prodding, my defenses rising. “Why does it matter?” I challenge. “It’s my life. I don’t need to justify myself
jaw tightens infinitesimally, a muscle ticking there. “As the alpha who claimed you, even temporarily, it’s my responsibility to ensure
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comfortable not being able to keep an eye on you until things settle down. Your identity will
anything, that what happened was a mistake, but
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