Tangled

Chapter 48

49 Ava: Selene’s Secret Vice

Selene’s presence helped me sleep like the dead. Waking in the morning in a room outside of the hospital is nicer than I want to admit to Clayton, after trying to refuse this apartment.

Stretching languidly, I take a moment to bask in the luxury of the king–sized bed, reveling in the silky sheets caressing my skin. A contented sigh escapes my lips as I roll onto my side, only to find myself face–to–face with Selene’s piercing blue gaze.

“Morning,” I murmur, reaching out to scratch behind

her ears.

Morning, pup. Her tail thumps against the mattress in greeting. Sleep well?

“Like a rock.” I glance around the lavish bedroom, my eyes lingering on the plush armchairs positioned near the floor–to–ceiling windows. “It’s going to take some getting used to, living in a place like this.”

You deserve nice things, Ava. Selene nuzzles my hand. Although, I must admit, I miss the simplicity of your old apartment.

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Is it possible to feel nostalgia after only a week away? Because I do.

“Me too. We won’t be able to go back for a little while, right?”

Selene’s ears flatten against her head. Not until the alpha sends you home.

Pushing aside the melancholy, I swing my legs over the edge of the bed and stretch again, relishing the freedom of movement. No sore back or hips, and no tense neck after sleeping on near–flat pillows. “So, what’s on the agenda for today?”

Selene hops off the bed and trots toward the door. Well, you don’t have a job to go to anymore, so I suppose you could be a couch potato for once.

I can’t help but laugh at the mental image. “A couch potato? Really?”

Why not? She glances back at me with a wolfish grin. There’s a new shifter romance show that just started. We could binge–watch it together.

Raising an eyebrow, I follow her out of the bedroom and into the spacious living area. “A shifter romance

shour? Somehow I doubt it’ll be an accurato

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of our

plush sofa, making herself comfortable. You’d

it’s quite steamy.

to my cheeks at her suggestive

to watch something like that with

everything we’ve been through together, a little on–screen romance shouldn’t

feet beneath me. “Alright,

life, and the opening credits of “Fated Mates” fill the screen. Selene’s tail thumps excitedly against

her enthusiasm.

what kind

awaits us.”

Selene promises, her eyes glued

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of your

one. He didn’t want me.

our love affair is meant

when they’re too stupid to appreciate

my lips. Trust Selene to put things

us both to turn our heads toward the sound. Frowning, I rise from the couch and make my way to the door, curiosity piqued.

pull it open, I’m surprised to find Ivy standing on

to greet her, so I just say, “Hello,”

like an idiot.

me, assessing my appearance with a critical eye, unimpressed by my pajamas. An impatient expression crosses her features as she arches a perfectly groomed eyebrow.

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invite me in, or shall we conduct our

for argument, and I hurry to step aside, gesturing for her to enter. “Of course,

spot on the couch, drawing Ivy’s attention. Surprise flickers across her face when the

back down from her intense stare.

dog?” Ivy asks, her

“She’s just a stray who showed up one day.

that.”

against the cushion, almost as if she’s agreeing with my explanation. Ivy, however, doesn’t seem entirely

stray, huh?” Her lips purse as she studies Selene, who simply stares back at her, unfazed. “Well, I suppose that

leta out a low groud her

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widen, and I quickly step between them, shooting a warning glance

to Ivy,

that. She can be a bit

regards me for a

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