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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Ava: Solono’s

our

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

it’s quite steamy.

rises to my cheeks

not sure I want to watch something

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

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

the remote, the large flatscreen flickers to life, and the opening credits of “Fated Mates” fill the screen. Selene’s tail thumps excitedly against the cushions,

her enthusiasm.

kind of

awaits us.”

her eyes glued

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your

roll my eyes. “I have one. He

our love affair is meant for an audience.”

doesn’t count when they’re too stupid to appreciate what’s right in

Selene to put things so

I can say anything further, a sharp knock echoes through the apartment, causing us both to turn our heads toward the sound. Frowning, I rise

find Ivy standing

to greet her,

there like

me, assessing my appearance with a critical eye, unimpressed by my pajamas. An

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or shall we conduct our business in

hurry to step

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

from her intense

you get that dog?”

“She’s just a stray who showed up one day. Ran away from her old home, I suppose. Huskies

that.”

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

back at her, unfazed. “Well, I suppose that explains

leta out

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Selene’s

between them, shooting a warning glance at my canine

turn to

“I’m sorry about that. She can

for a moment, her

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