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.

back of

didn’t he?”

me, because–well, they’re still arguing.

rises, competing with 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 scale fifteen

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

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People crowd

It’s busy.

Novel Grind and its cozy charm.

made my own.

From Selene.

curled around my mind like a contented cat. I keep reaching for her, hoping to brush against

wounds had healed at such a rate that I’d truly expected to hear Selene in my head any day now, assuming it was a side effect of our bond. I’d hoped it meant Selene was getting closer, that she’d found a way to reach me despite the distance. But as the hours tick by with no sign of her,

insidious and cold.

something happened to her? What if she’s hurt, or worse? The thought makes my stomach twist, bile rising in my

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Her absence leaves me

eyes shut as if I can will her into existence through sheer desperation.

the muted sounds of the city and

Lisa’s voice cracks like a whip, jolting me out

responsibility -he carries. “Lisa, I understand your frustration. But Ava’s safety is our top priority. We can’t

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curled up on the floor, hands over my head, waiting for the torment of my

fighting against the wave of nausea.

let anyone make me feel powerless again, not even the man who claims to be -my mate.

makes me almost want to shy away from the newly bloodthirsty urge in my soul–the

wrong way.

change a lot of things, I

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