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.”

the plush sofa, making herself comfortable. You’d be

it’s quite steamy.

rises to my cheeks at her suggestive tone.

I want to watch

After everything we’ve been through together, a little

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

opening credits of “Fated Mates” fill the screen. Selene’s tail thumps excitedly against

her enthusiasm.

kind of steamy shifter

awaits us.”

wait, Selene promises, her eyes glued to the

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your

one. He didn’t want

our love affair is meant for

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

Trust Selene to put things so bluntly. “You’re

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

Ivy standing on the other side, her expression unreadable.

to greet her, so I just say,

like an

my pajamas. An impatient expression crosses her features as she

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to invite me in, or shall we

for argument, and I hurry to step aside,

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

from

get that dog?” Ivy asks, her eyes

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

that.”

almost as if she’s agreeing with my explanation. Ivy, however,

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

reanand Calana leta out a low groud

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widen, and I quickly step between them, shooting a warning glance

to Ivy, offering her

sorry about that. She can be

a moment,

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