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.”

a rare sight in any pack, but my

you never watched any

together as he continues to watch the

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wolf on screen is some sort of wolf–dog hybrid,

much smaller than

agrees. He is very small.

wolf inside, but manage to keep my mental

he continues to watch the train wreck on

twig snapping, and Lucas snaps,

hunter,

like that? You never know when they’re going to report you for violations against Human Survival Rights. You can’t stalk a human

a fated connection,

adores the fated connections

but continues to give Lucas a cold shoulder.

together before. I’ll have to

about that.

this trash?” he asks, finally turning from the screen to look

tail

his head. “I know you love her, but your

is unusual.”

lips twitch. “Yeah. Just

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

odd sort of lullaby, but it

a little peace. Just a little rest.

is okay, right?

there to save her from her bullies, Selene sighs, her voice dreamy in my mind. It’s so romantic.

for punishment from his alpha. No wolf shifter would be

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chest intensifies. Is she okay? Has she eaten? Is she hurt? The questions swirl in my mind, an

uncertainty.

stiffens beside me. His muscles tense, his breath catching in his throat. I blink, the haze of sleep and

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stretch into minutes, each one an

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

I push it aside, latching onto the glimmer of hope in his

he speaks again, his voice