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 lives.”

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

it’s quite steamy.

cheeks at her

I want to watch something

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

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

opening credits of “Fated Mates” fill the screen. Selene’s tail thumps excitedly against the cushions, and I can’t help but

her enthusiasm.

kind of steamy shifter

awaits us.”

Selene promises, her eyes glued

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of your own.

“I have one. He didn’t want me.

meant for an audience.” a

my words. A fated mate doesn’t count when they’re

surprised laugh escapes my lips. Trust 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 from

I’m surprised to find Ivy standing on

not sure how to greet her, so I just say, “Hello,” and

like

eye, unimpressed by my

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in, or shall we

I hurry to step

Ivy brushes past me, Selene lets out a snort from her spot on the couch, drawing Ivy’s

back down from her

dog?” Ivy asks, her eyes narrowing.

meets my gaze with a knowing look. “She’s just a stray who showed up

that.”

as if she’s agreeing with my explanation. Ivy, however, doesn’t

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

I can reanand Calana leta out a low groud

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between them, shooting a warning glance at my

to Ivy, offering

“I’m sorry about that. She can be a

me for a moment, her

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