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.”

plush sofa, making herself comfortable. You’d be surprised. From what

it’s quite steamy.

my cheeks at

to

we’ve been through

on the couch, tucking my feet beneath me. “Alright, alright. Let’s see what all the fuss is

flatscreen flickers to life, and the opening credits of “Fated Mates” fill the screen.

her enthusiasm.

kind

awaits us.”

Selene promises, her eyes glued

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your own.

have one. He didn’t

affair is meant for an

when they’re too stupid to appreciate what’s right

escapes my lips. Trust Selene

causing us both to turn our heads toward

find Ivy

greet her, so I just

like an

gaze sweeps over me, assessing my appearance with a critical eye, unimpressed by my pajamas. An impatient expression crosses her features as

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in, or shall we conduct our

leaves no room for argument, and I hurry to step aside, gesturing for her to enter. “Of course, please come in.”

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

from

you get that dog?” Ivy asks, her

Selene, who meets my 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. Ivy, however, doesn’t

who simply stares back at her, unfazed. “Well, I

I can reanand Calana leta out

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Selene’s

I quickly step between them, shooting a warning glance at my canine companion.

enough.” I turn to Ivy, offering her

about that. She can be a

for a

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