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
AvaThe entire tavern was silent once again, but not in a good way this time. The strange man’s question had echoed through the space, his deep voice reverberating off the walls in a menacing way.Before I could even fully comprehend what was happening, Chris straightened his shoulders and announced
“And what would that truth be?” I bit back.“That you convinced your dear Alpha to step down from his position through whatever twisted manipulation or trickery you’ve employed. And why? So you can clear a path for yourself, of course.” The Beta sneered openly at me. “A little past her prime, perhap
AvaI followed Chris’s long strides as he made his way toward the secluded thicket, my heart pounding in my chest. Despite his reassurances, a sick sense of dread was coiling in the pit of my stomach—and for good reason.“You shouldn’t have come,” he said without even glancing back at me. “I told yo
A snarl ripped free from Chris’s chest at that, guttural and feral. For the first time, I saw a flicker of his wolf in those green eyes—bright and savage in the moonlight.“We’ll see about that,” he growled out.And with that, the fight began.It started slowly at first, the two of them circling one