“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
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