Tangled

Chapter 96

96 Ava: Life in Westwood (I)

Lucas still calls me every night, but Lisa had helped encourage me to text him yesterday, asking for space, at least until he returns to Westwood.

I’m sure he gets hourly reports from all my guards, but at least I don’t have to worry about playing nice when I’m starting to feel resentful and frustrated, despite knowing I should be grateful for being saved.

I’m grateful to him for a lot. Having guards around should be a small price for all of this. It’s just hard.

“Welcome home!” Lisa exclaims as she flings open the door to her new apartment.

When Lisa said that Lucas had settled her into an

apartment, I’d expected something… I don’t know.

Normal?

This is far from normal.

The luxurious living room has been decorated in some

sort of eclectic, artistic mix of boho wall decor and minimalist furniture, leaving bright, wide open spaces with bright splashes of color and texture on the walls.

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Floor–to–ceiling windows flood the space with natural light, framed by curtains I’m afraid to even touch. How can curtains look so expensive?

A sleek kitchen gleams in the corner, all stainless steel appliances and marble countertops, with white

cabinets that are going to be a terrible experience to keep clean. It’s like the entire apartment was made with maid service in mind.

my fingers along the back of the luxurious leather couch. “Lucas really went all out,

didn’t he?”

me, because–well, they’re

the clatter of her -heels against the hardwood as she storms after Kellan. “We don’t need a guard dog watching our every move in here. What, you think someone’s going to

glass. Skyscrapers pierce the sky, glinting in the afternoon sun. Cars crawl along the streets below,

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People crowd the

It’s busy.

Grind and

made my own.

From Selene.

I’ve heard her voice in my head, felt her presence curled around my mind like a contented cat. I keep reaching for

it was a side effect of our bond. I’d hoped it meant Selene was getting closer, that

insidious and cold.

thought makes my stomach twist, bile rising in my throat. I can’t lose her. She’s a part

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absence leaves me feeling

squeezing my eyes shut as if I can will her into existence

no answer, just the muted sounds of the city and Lisa’s ongoing

care if he’s the alpha, Lucas doesn’t get to dictate every aspect of our lives!” Lisa’s voice cracks like

the responsibility -he carries. “Lisa, I understand your frustration. But Ava’s safety is our top priority. We can’t take any chances. Not all the Blackwoods

vomit, but it’s the memories of Todd’s attack that flash behind my eyelids. The phantom pain of

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across my skin, the way his teeth dug into my

odious little shit again, but his nightmares live in my head, rent–free. S~ᴇaʀᴄh the FindNʘᴠᴇl.nᴇt website on Gøøglᴇ to access chapters of novels early and in

my head, waiting for the torment of my pack members to end. Of the day I’d resolved to leave my pack. Of his nasty dick shoved

against the wave

anyone make me feel powerless

looking forward to it in a way that makes me almost want

wrong way.

will change a lot of

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