Tangled

Chapter 60

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When Mom and Dad walk through the door, dinner isn’t ready, because I haven’t once left the couch.

I’m two episodes into a back–to–back marathon of Selene’s favorite show. Todd and his two goonies have tried to get me to cook, but I’ve ignored them at every

turn.

I find it interesting that they never once tried to physically drag me into the kitchen. They would have

before.

I don’t think it’s my attitude; they’re the kind who would beat it out of you, not back down.

So, it’s the order Phoenix gave. But why? What’s planned for me?

Before I left, it was to use me as a breeder for the pack. That isn’t the kind of future where I’m protected from beatings. That means there’s something more…

My stomach clenches. Do they know about my heat?

They have to..

There’s no other explanation.

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If they know I went into heat, then they’ll likely know

about the supposed ‘true omega‘ designation Clayton’s pack had given me.

And if they think I’m that…

Shit.

When the front door opens, I don’t budge. Not a

muscle twitches.

I can smell Mom’s perfume before her heels click against the floor. Even without looking, I can imagine the pinched look on her face. “Ava Grey. Your brother spends all this time to find you and bring you home safely, and you can’t even make dinner to repay him?”

I don’t respond, keeping my eyes trained on the flickering TV screen.

go,” she says, ostensibly to the shifters guarding me. I can feel Todd get up from the couch. The absence

filling the doorway. His eyes find me on the couch and

in front of the

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to meet

eyes

in their depths. Anger, disappointment, id something else I can’t quite place–a

thick enough to choke on. Mom’s cold stare digs into the side of my face, but I refuse to break eye contact with Dad. I won’t

weathered skin. For a moment, I think he might speak, might unleash

expect.

come. He simply stands there, his gaze locked with mine, as if searching for something he can’t quite find.

says, “Have something delivered. The alpha will be here soon.”

to have has to be hidden

victory.

good to see you’ve been so worried

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where I’ve been, am I okay. What a loving, caring family. We’re

shut, too. When did

parents come home after their daughter’s been missing, and not a word out of their mouth

for two decades is more than

do another

dad says in his warning

I say, refusing to

father.

muscle in his jaw clenches. “I see that you’ve become a degenerate in your absence. I’m letting it pass today because you’ve been through a lot, but make no mistake, Ava–you will behave when Alpha Renard arrives.”

that made me laugh. But she’s not, so I just turn up

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remote from my

it off.

of trash, Ava,” she admonishes, her voice like ice. “Get dressed in something more presentable. You look like

person.”

better days a hundred years ago. Mom’s gaze is cutting, appraising me from head to toe with an expression of utter disdain. She’s dressed to perfection, as

neck and

down my body with a bright smile.

is as presentable as I get,” I say, each word enveloped in wry amusement. “Since I don’t have parents who actually take care of me.

before I can

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