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

herself comfortable. You’d be surprised. From what I’ve heard,

it’s quite steamy.

to my cheeks at her

want to

a pointed look. After everything we’ve been through together, a little on–screen romance shouldn’t

my head in amusement, I join her on the couch, tucking my feet beneath me. “Alright, alright. Let’s see what

a few taps on the remote, the large flatscreen flickers to life, and the opening credits of “Fated

her enthusiasm.

what kind of steamy shifter romance

awaits us.”

promises, her eyes glued to the

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your own.

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

love affair is meant for an audience.” a

fated mate doesn’t count when they’re too stupid to appreciate what’s right in front of them.

Selene to put things so bluntly. “You’re

turn our heads toward the sound. Frowning, I rise from the couch and

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

to greet her, so I

there like an

over me, assessing my appearance with a critical eye, unimpressed by my pajamas. An impatient expression crosses

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going to invite me in, or shall we conduct

I hurry to step aside, gesturing for her

from her spot on

from

did you get that dog?”

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

that.”

agreeing with my explanation. Ivy, however, doesn’t seem

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

leta out a

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Selene’s

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

to Ivy, offering her an

She can be

regards me for a moment, her

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