Chris’s lips curved into the smallest of smiles, and he reached over to touch my hand. His cool fingers against my burning hot skin sent a shiver through me, and I had to quickly look away to hide the hot flush rising into my cheeks.“I have to ask you something, though,” he said.I glanced at him.
AvaChris pulled the car up to the side of the road and put it in park beside a narrow pathway cordoned off with a chain and a large yellow ‘warning’ sign. A silence fell as he shut the ignition off and pulled the keys out, and he glanced over at me with a quizzical look on his face.“You’re sure yo
A muscle ticked in Chris’s jaw as he stared at the warehouse, but he remained silent, allowing me to continue.“At first, it was just an... unpleasant development,” I said, fighting to keep the bitterness out of my tone. “The construction scarred a part of our lands, certainly, but it wasn’t anythin
AvaWe walked in silence as we made our way back through the blighted wasteland toward the treeline. Every few steps, Chris would glance over his shoulder, as though he couldn’t quite believe the desolation he had just witnessed.I couldn’t blame him. Seeing the aftermath of Ethan’s arrogance like t
My lips twitched upwards into a small smile as I studied him. He was making it painfully obvious how much he was looking forward to the prospect of having me all to himself for an evening, just the two of us.As tempting a thought as that was, however, I had to squash it down. We were still in the m
AvaChris stared at me for a long moment after my question, his brow furrowing slightly as the words seemed to sink in.“You’re still asking if I want to stay in the pack?” he asked slowly, as though trying to make sure he had heard me correctly. “Ava, you know we’ve talked about this already…”I he
“Maybe,” I conceded. “Or maybe not. The point is, it would be your choice to make, one way or the other. I’m not going to try and strong-arm you into anything. But you know how I feel about it.”A beat passed, and then the corner of Chris’s lips quirked upwards into that faint smirk of his.“You’re
AvaI could feel the weight of every single pair of eyes in the tavern settling squarely on me, pinning me in place with their eager anticipation. A hush had fallen over the once-raucous crowd, the only sounds the faint strumming of the musician’s guitar and the crackle of the fireplace.Swallowing