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 lives.”

herself comfortable. You’d be

it’s quite steamy.

cheeks at

sure I want to watch something like

we’ve been through together,

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

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.

what kind of steamy shifter romance

awaits us.”

wait, Selene promises, her eyes

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of your

my eyes. “I have one.

love affair is meant for an audience.” a

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

Selene to put things so bluntly.

to turn our heads toward

surprised to find Ivy standing on the

her, so I

like an idiot.

a critical eye, unimpressed by my pajamas. An

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

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

snort from her spot on the couch, drawing Ivy’s attention. Surprise flickers across

down from her

dog?” Ivy asks, her eyes narrowing.

a stray who showed

that.”

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

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

Calana leta out a

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rising. Ivy’s eyes widen, and I quickly step between

enough.” I turn to

sorry about that. She can be a

me for a

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