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 be surprised.

it’s quite steamy.

cheeks at

not sure I want to

look. After everything we’ve

my feet beneath me. “Alright, alright.

credits of “Fated Mates” fill

her enthusiasm.

what kind

awaits us.”

her eyes glued to the

show is going to make you wish you had a Sᴇaʀ*ᴄh the FindNʘᴠᴇl.nᴇt website on

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your

roll my eyes. “I have one. He didn’t want

meant for an audience.” a

when they’re too stupid to

escapes my lips. Trust Selene to

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

Ivy standing on the

sure how to greet her, so I just

there like an

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

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in, or shall we conduct our business in the hallway?”

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

from her spot on the couch, drawing Ivy’s

down from

get that dog?” Ivy

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

that.”

cushion, almost as if she’s agreeing

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

reanand Calana leta

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quickly step between them, shooting a warning

I turn to Ivy, offering her

smile. “I’m sorry about that. She can

a moment, her expression

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