Tangled

Chapter 54

55 Ava: Shopping With Ivy

For someone who doesn’t want children, he could have fooled me last week, Selene says, yawning in

amusement.

Shut up, I hiss at her, smiling at Ivy. “I’m sorry for

startling you.”

“It’s fine.” She waves a hand, looking me over with some caution. “As long as you’re okay.”

I continue eating, trying to keep my composure after that awkward moment. Ivy hesitates, seeming unsure if she should continue eating as well. The silence between us grows thick and uncomfortable. I rack my brain for something to say, but the tension is stifling.

Finally, Ivy clears her plate and stands. “Well, I should get going. Thank you for having me over.”

I stand as well, unsure of the protocol. “Of course. Thanks for the gifts.”

She steps forward and kisses both my cheeks, catching me off guard. “I’ll see you around, Ava.”

And with that, she’s gone, leaving me alone in the

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apartment. I collapse onto the plush couch, mentally exhausted from the visit. What was the point of all that? She seemed nice enough, but there’s just something so weird about how she acts. Judgment? Suspicion? I can’t quite put my finger on it.

Selene pads over and hops up beside me, resting her head on my lap. She certainly is an interesting one.

“You’re telling me,” I mutter, running my fingers through her soft fur. “I can’t figure out her angle.”

I wouldn’t trust her as far as I could throw her. There’s something off about that one.

left on the counter. “You think so? She seems harmless enough to

out a breath. Just be careful around her. And her

mind, heat creeping up my

to be careful. His wolf thinks of you as his

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Selene. “You guys can talk to

blue husky eyes seem to find my intelligence lacking. It’s only humans who

I see.

ears, I ask as casually

Lucas‘ wolf?”

her head away with a sharp snort.

Ouch.

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my eyes, I peer over at her lounging on the couch, watching the same cheesy shifter romance, but this

lazy mutt,” I grumble, throwing a pillow in her general direction. She dodges it easily, not even bothering to look away from the

she replies,

Sleen well?

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garbage,” I shoot at her, before heading

my phone chimes with a new text message. It’s from Ivy, asking if I’m free to go shopping

prospect.

for you to get out of

murmur, typing out a non–committal response. “Ivy kind of makes me uncomfortable

sometimes.”

later, there’s a knock at the door. I open it to find Ivy standing there, looking impeccably put together as always. She gives me a once–over,

says breezily, brushing past me into the apartment. “I took the

up a garment bag, unzipping it to reveal a silky turquoise blouse and lightweight gray

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from the bottom.

yesterday,” I protest weakly. “And I don’t really wear

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