Chris POV “What are you doing here?” I heard Ava say as I passed through the open doors to the gray stone balcony. “Ethan,” I said as I joined them. “You are non-Pack and have no right to speak on Pack matters here.” “I was invited to this shindig before you returned with all your fanfare,” Et
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
“Your alpha was unkind?” she asked, eyes filled with empathy. Thomas waved his hands and exhaled loudly. “He was a beta at best and determined to use me and the others to show his dominance. We escaped years ago, and now all of us are our living real lives here in the Human World.” “To make CFO
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
I didn’t have time to closely look at everything when I was here last time. When we walked inside, I was so enchanted to see the touches of personal life scattered among what I assumed were the furnishings of some interior designer. I saw photos of his parents, of the Pack, of his house in which O
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 POV I glanced back at Chris, who looked angry and offended. I remembered how unhappy he had been before when I talked about his being like a brother. I wrapped my arm around him. “This is my boyfriend, Chris,” I told George, wanting Chris to smile again and very much wanting George to go awa
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