Ava POV Ethan was the slow one this time and took a blow to his face that made blood spurt from his nose. In the seconds it took Ethan to recover, Chris had kicked off his boots and extended his claws through his socks. He leapt at Ethan, grabbed him by the neck, and brought up his feet to rake
I set the glass down and crossed my arms as I leaned back against the counter. “I couldn’t possibly become your Luna regardless. I know you’re a grown man now, but I’ll always see you as my little brother.” “You didn’t last night,” he said in a tone that made my conviction waver. My chin went up
POV Ava Then my cheeks went hot, and I stepped back, thinking of kissing this gorgeous alpha—not knowing he was Alpha—in the Human World. I thought of how gentle and sweet and yet strong he had been, how much I had wanted him, how good he had made me feel. But as his eyes went confused, I was hi
“I think that’s when I first realized how I felt about you.” “What?” “When your mother told me I was handsome, and I felt embarrassed. I thought of you then, how I wanted you to find me attractive instead.” I rolled my eyes at him again. “No fishing for compliments. I’m sure you know how you l
Chris POV While it was great fun to tease her, of course I slept on Ava’s sofa. There was little a man could do that was more abhorrent than coercing a woman, or a man, into their bed. The thought made me smile a little. It was actually Ava’s bed. There was nothing wrong with good memories of
Ava POV I stared at Chris in shock. He knew? He had known all along and still left the Pack? He read my face and shrugged with one shoulder. “It’s just more folklore. I mean, seriously? A prophesy? Like I have some sort of great destiny to Rule Them All?” He was obviously referencing something
Ava POV Unfortunately, I was silent for so long that Chris seemed to take it as my answer. He shot up from his chair with a delighted smile and said, “Well, we have a busy day ahead of us!” Well, I agreed with that and said so. “First, we have to go to the Elders and tell them to expedite the
Ava POV I’m sure it would come as no surprise to anyone that I had never been in a helicopter before. “Sweet ride,” I said, a Human expression I thought would make him laugh. Instead, he nodded solemnly. “Twin-engine Sikorsky S-76D with a range of 441 nautical miles and a top speed of 155 knot