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.”

sight in any pack, but my lips quirk at his

never watched any

confirms, his eyebrows coming together as he continues to watch the

Start to

screen is some sort of

smaller than

He is

look at her, the fifty–pound husky with a wolf inside, but manage to keep my mental mouth

the couch, wrapping one arm around me as he continues to watch the train

of a twig snapping, and Lucas snaps, “That’s

terrible hunter, Selene

“Why would he show himself to a teenage human like that? You never know when they’re going to report you for violations against Human Survival Rights. You can’t

fated connection, Selene sighs.

she adores the fated

give Lucas a cold

that together before. I’ll have

about that.

he asks, finally turning from the screen to look at

the floor, tail up. ears perked, completely zoned in on her

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

is unusual.”

twitch. “Yeah. Just a bit.”

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

It’s an odd sort of lullaby, but it soothes

peace. Just

much is okay,

Selene sighs, her voice

from his alpha. No

A Biomate

can’t help but smile at their banter, even 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 mind, an endless loop

uncertainty.

I blink, the haze of sleep and worry dissipating as

heart races. News about Lisa?

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

update yet,” he says softly, his hand brushing a stray lock of hair from my face. “But

push it aside, latching onto the glimmer of

hesitates, his jaw clenching. When he speaks again, his voice is low,