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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our

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

it’s quite steamy.

rises to my cheeks at

huh? I’m not sure I want to

a pointed look. After everything we’ve been through together, a little

her on the couch, tucking my feet

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

her enthusiasm.

see what kind of

awaits us.”

Selene promises, her eyes

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your own.

eyes. “I have one. He didn’t want me.

affair is meant for an audience.” a

count when they’re too stupid to appreciate what’s right in front of

Trust Selene to put things so

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

I pull it open, I’m surprised to find Ivy standing on

her, so I just say,

there like an idiot.

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

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

leaves no room for argument, and I hurry to step aside, gesturing for her to enter. “Of course,

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

down from

get that dog?” Ivy asks, her eyes

with a knowing look. “She’s just a stray who showed up one day.

that.”

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

huh?” Her lips purse as she studies Selene, who simply stares back at her, unfazed. “Well, I suppose that explains her lack of manners.”

I can reanand Calana leta out

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between them,

turn to

smile. “I’m sorry about that. She

a

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