Tangled

145 Ava: Selene’s Shows

“TV?” Lucas asks, and I nod. ❤

“Selene likes anything on the Shifter Network.”

His hand freezes with the remote pointing at the TV. “Your dog watches TV?” he asks carefully, with a hint of laughter in his words. Like he doesn’t want to offend me with his amusement.

“She’s a basic bitch,” I say cheerfully, ignoring Selene’s mental growl.

Lucas looks at Selene, then me, then back to the TV, obediently turning it to the right channel. sᴇaʀᴄh thᴇ Find ɴøᴠel.nᴇt website on Gøøglᴇ to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.

One of her shows is playing, like it always is. I don’t watch it much, but I’m pretty sure there’s always a drama online, even if it’s a rerun.

Almost always. Sometimes it’s a talk show. She sounds so disgusted by that, I have to bite my lip to keep from laughing.

Lucas, meanwhile, is staring at the TV.

He’s tuned into the middle of a shifting scene, a CGI moment of a male human’s clothes bursting at the

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scams as he transforms into a wolf, complete with the sound of cracking bones and snapping flesh.

“That,” he says, “is disgusting. Shifting is beautiful, and they’ve turned it into a horror show.”

“That’s only the tip of the iceberg,” I mutter, staring at Selene, who’s ignoring our comments.

I love this episode, she sighs. He’s going to find her in the forest and she falls in love… Of course, she can’t do

anything about it. She’s still dating that human kid

from math class.

“Why didn’t he take his clothes off before shifting?” Lucas mutters, completely distracted. “It doesn’t look like there’s an emergency. Just destroyed his clothes for no reason. That isn’t logical. What’s he going to do when he shifts back? Just walk around naked? He’s too old to be shifting uncontrolled.”

like naked shifters are a rare sight in any pack, but

watched any of

coming together as he continues to watch the

Start to s

screen is some

smaller than shifters.

He is very

fifty–pound husky with a wolf inside, but manage to keep my

he continues to watch the train wreck on TV, where the wolf shifter stalks some

the sound of a twig snapping, and Lucas snaps,

terrible hunter, Selene

never know when they’re going to report you for

connection, Selene

the fated

give

never put that together before. I’ll have

about that.

likes this trash?” he asks, finally turning from

Selene’s direction. She’s on the floor, tail up. ears perked, completely zoned in

his head. “I know you love her, but

is unusual.”

“Yeah.

curl up against him, my eyelids growing heavy. The mindless chatter from the TV blends with his

Selene’s mental interjections. It’s an odd sort of lullaby, but it soothes me

a little peace. Just a little rest.

is

bullies, Selene sighs, her voice dreamy in my mind. It’s so

his alpha. No wolf shifter would

A Biomate

as my thoughts drift to Lisa. The ache in my chest intensifies. Is she okay? Has she eaten? Is she hurt? The questions swirl in my

uncertainty.

his breath catching in his throat. I blink, the haze of sleep and worry dissipating as I realize he’s been mind–linked

News about Lisa?

his golden eyes unfocused. Seconds stretch into minutes, each one an eternity. Finally, he looks down at me, his

says softly, his hand brushing a stray lock of hair from my face. “But I have to check on a lead with

me, but I push it aside, latching onto the glimmer

clenching. When he speaks again, his