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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our lives.”

the plush sofa, making herself comfortable. You’d be surprised. From what I’ve heard,

it’s quite steamy.

rises to my cheeks at her

to watch

pointed look. After everything we’ve been through together, a little on–screen romance

head in amusement, I join her on the couch, tucking my feet beneath me.

a few taps on the remote, the large flatscreen flickers to life, and the opening credits of “Fated

her enthusiasm.

see what kind of steamy shifter romance

awaits us.”

her eyes glued to

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of your

“I have one. He didn’t

our love affair is meant for

fated mate doesn’t count when they’re too stupid to appreciate

lips. Trust Selene to put things

a sharp knock echoes through the apartment, causing us both to turn our heads toward the sound. Frowning, I rise from the couch and make

open, I’m surprised to find Ivy standing on the other side, her

how to greet her, so I just say, “Hello,”

there like an idiot.

by my pajamas. An impatient expression crosses her features as she arches a perfectly

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going to invite me in, or shall we conduct our business in the

hurry to step aside, gesturing for her to enter. “Of course, please come

lets out a snort from her spot on the couch, drawing Ivy’s attention. Surprise

down from her

you get that dog?” Ivy asks, her eyes

gaze with a knowing look. “She’s just a stray who showed up one day. Ran away from her

that.”

she’s agreeing with my explanation.

simply stares back at her, unfazed. “Well, I suppose that

reanand Calana leta out a low

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step between them, shooting a warning glance

turn to Ivy,

“I’m sorry about that. She can be

me for a moment,

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