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.”

comfortable. You’d be

it’s quite steamy.

rises to my cheeks at her suggestive tone.

I’m not sure I want to watch something like that with you.”

pointed look. After everything we’ve been through

couch, tucking my feet beneath me. “Alright, alright.

remote, the large flatscreen flickers to life, and the opening credits of “Fated Mates” fill the

her enthusiasm.

kind

awaits us.”

wait, Selene promises, her

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your own.

eyes. “I have one. He didn’t want me. I

affair is meant for an audience.”

doesn’t count when they’re too

Selene

anything further, a sharp knock echoes through the apartment, causing us both to turn our heads

Ivy standing on the other side,

greet her,

like an idiot.

with a critical eye, unimpressed by my pajamas. An impatient expression crosses her features as she

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in, or shall we conduct our

hurry to step

her spot on the couch,

down from

dog?”

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

that.”

against the cushion, almost as if she’s agreeing with my

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

I can reanand Calana leta out a

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and I quickly step between them, shooting a warning glance at my

to Ivy, offering her an

about that. She

regards me for a moment, her expression

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