I smiled gamely. “Ava,” he said, taking my hand so gently I could pull away without anything being awkward, which I did, after a moment. “We’re going to have some fun.” I didn’t, I confess, think much of Saks Fifth Avenue. We were fawned over, but there was an edge to the whole thing, especially
Ava POV “Acting Luna,” I muttered automatically, but I admit my heart was more interested in gloating at the look of shock on Anna’s face. “It’s very nice to meet you,” she managed to choke out. Another attendant came in then, an older woman with a severe bun and impeccable makeup who sent Ann
“We’re going to get stares,” Chris murmured in my ear. “They know me, and they’ll be curious about you.” “I’ve got your back,” I replied quietly. I was glad for the warning. Almost all the two hundred-odd people inside the ballroom, except for the waiters as they darted about with golden trays a
Chris POV “What are you doing here?” I heard Ava say as I passed through the open doors to the gray stone balcony. “Ethan,” I said as I joined them. “You are non-Pack and have no right to speak on Pack matters here.” “I was invited to this shindig before you returned with all your fanfare,” Et
Chris POV We waited a few minutes for Ethan’s voice to fade, then looked at each other. I wanted to apologize, but she held up a hand. “As crude and drunken as Ethan’s remarks were, he’s not wrong. I am a decade your senior and previously mated, and I have no intention to abandon the Pack. You a
“Your alpha was unkind?” she asked, eyes filled with empathy. Thomas waved his hands and exhaled loudly. “He was a beta at best and determined to use me and the others to show his dominance. We escaped years ago, and now all of us are our living real lives here in the Human World.” “To make CFO
Ava POV About a hundred thoughts went through my head, but I decided to ignore them and simply looked Chris in his gorgeous face and agreed. I could certainly go on a date with him so that we could talk more about Pack business before we sat down together to plan out what would happen next with Mo
I didn’t have time to closely look at everything when I was here last time. When we walked inside, I was so enchanted to see the touches of personal life scattered among what I assumed were the furnishings of some interior designer. I saw photos of his parents, of the Pack, of his house in which O