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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55 Ava: Shopping With Ivy

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.

counter. “You think so? She seems harmless enough to me.”

words, pup! Selene huffs out a breath. Just be careful around her. And her brother, for that

memory of our intimate encounter flashes through my mind, heat creeping up my

willing to be his mate, you need to be careful. His wolf thinks

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at Selene. “You guys

intelligence lacking. It’s

I see.

her ears, I ask as

Lucas‘ wolf?”

jerks her head away with a sharp snort. I don’t talk to

Ouch.

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

mutt,” I grumble, throwing a pillow in her general direction. She dodges

sunshine, she replies, her tone

sarcasm. Sleen well?

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know that show is garbage,” I shoot at her, before heading into the bathroom for a

if I’m free to go

prospect.

you to get out of the apartment for a bit. Don’t give up what freedom you can get.

typing out a non–committal response. “Ivy kind

sometimes.”

door. I open it to find Ivy standing there, looking impeccably put together as always. She gives me

ready,” she says breezily, brushing past me into the apartment. “I took the liberty of picking out an outfit for you.”

blouse and lightweight gray pants.

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from the bottom.

protest weakly. “And I

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