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 Secret Vice

our

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

it’s quite steamy.

my cheeks at

want to watch

now. She gives me a pointed look. After everything we’ve been through together, a little on–screen romance shouldn’t faze you.

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

a few taps on 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, and I can’t

her enthusiasm.

let’s see what kind of steamy

awaits us.”

her

the FindNʘᴠᴇl.nᴇt website on Gøøglᴇ to

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your

“I have one. He

our love affair is meant for an audience.” a

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

my lips. Trust Selene to put things so

our heads toward the sound. Frowning, I rise from the couch and make my way to the door,

find Ivy standing on the other side, her expression

to greet her, so I just say, “Hello,”

there like

eye, unimpressed by my pajamas. An impatient expression crosses her features as

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Selene’s

you going to invite me in, or shall we conduct our business

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

brushes past me, Selene lets out a snort from her spot on the

back down from her intense stare.

you get that dog?” Ivy

at Selene, who meets my gaze with a knowing look. “She’s just a stray who showed up one day. Ran away from her old home, I suppose. Huskies are like

that.”

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

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

Calana leta out

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Ivy’s eyes widen, and I quickly step between them, shooting a

enough.” I turn to Ivy, offering her an

sorry about that. She can be a bit protective sometimes.”

regards me for a

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