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

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

Ava POV The next day, I took advantage of the helicopter ride to G****e about NASCAR on my phone so that when we arrived at the track I felt confident I was going to call things by the right name. Then we walked into an arena with more people in the stands than I had ever seen in one place. I felt

Ava As the helicopter touched down in the moonlit field, I gripped my leather seat anxiously and leaned forward. The sound of the blades whirling around filled my ears even though my headset, mingling with that of my heart pounding in my chest. Only once the helicopter was safely settled on the

“Is that so?” Olivia scoffed, but I could see the momentary fear flicker through her eyes as the door swung open and several guards, along with the five Elders, strode in. She took a hesitant step backwards, but she had nowhere to go; only the wall was behind her. “What’s all this for?” she asked,