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.

up from the couch. The absence of his

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

in

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back to meet his

eyes

disappointment, id something else I can’t quite place–a hint

palpable, thick enough to choke on. Mom’s cold stare digs into the side of my face, but I refuse

skin. For a moment, I think he

expect.

there, his gaze locked with mine, as if searching for something he

and says, “Have something delivered.

I want to have has to be hidden deep in

victory.

“So good to see you’ve been so worried about me. So many questions about

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am I okay. What

shut,

been missing, and not a word out of their mouth is even fake concern.

my life like this for two decades is more than enough.

do another

dad says in his warning tone.

I say, refusing to call him any form

father.

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

here, she would have repeated his words in a mocking tone that made me laugh. But she’s not, so I

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Mom to snatch the remote from my hand

it off.

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

person.”

places along my thighs, and my faded t–shirt that might have seen better days a hundred years ago. Mom’s gaze is

neck and

a hand down my body with

word enveloped in wry amusement. “Since I don’t have parents who actually take care of

I can

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