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.

the shifters guarding me. I can feel Todd get up from the couch. The absence of

His eyes find me on the couch and his expression darkens. Without

directly in front

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back to meet his gaze,

eyes

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

side of my face, but I refuse to break eye contact with Dad. I won’t cower, not this time.

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

expect.

gaze locked

he looks at Mom and says, “Have something delivered. The alpha will

to have has to be hidden deep in my heart. There’s

victory.

TV. “So good to see you’ve been so

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

keep my mouth shut, too. When did I

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

this for two decades is more than enough.

do

says in

to call him

father.

and a 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

Selene were here, she would have repeated his words in a mocking tone that made me laugh. But she’s not, so I just turn up the

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to snatch the remote from my hand and turn

it off.

she admonishes, her voice like ice. “Get dressed in

person.”

in a couple places along my thighs, and my faded t–shirt that might have seen 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 she always is, in a designer dress that could put

her neck

down my

in wry amusement. “Since I don’t have

I can even

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