around the room, accepting birthday wishes and dodgin

the bright lights, and she'd lost count

, birthday girl," Lexi materialise

ace h

when you're being fake-nice for

I have to get used to it, it's called

udged her shoulder. "When's the last time

joy t

ke the part where

near the entrance. She turned to see what had everyone's attent

ay they carried themselves. The first one was handsome enough with dar

knocked the bre

hed his suit jacket in all the right ways. He was tall enough that she'd a

breathed.

stare a

e girls in here ju

ectly on Aria. Even from across the dance floor, she could

g at you," L

robably

nitely you. And

ness. She forced herself to turn back to

e one who looks like you're ab

ting as people registered his presence. He was definitely an Alpha.

," Lexi

lking about. I'm

down, I heard it. You'r

ough all the smells of perfumes and food and dozens of other wolves. It wrapped a

t," she w

ha

voice was barely controll

tinct told her that her wolf was right. The scent was getting stronger as he

seemed to come from u

ged, though she

could see his deep blue eyes, lik

d that suggested he was used to getting e

t, probably sensing the shift

avering. Up close, he was even more attractive, so m

" he said, exte

deep and smooth with just enough roughness to be interesting, and

lite and normal. Ask which pack he was from, maybe. Definitely do no

out and took his ha

His eyes widened as he felt it too; the immediate and unde

Kestra u

hen she said her name. His easy smile fell,

family's name slowly. "As

d be my fa

their hands were still connected, sending an

w the same want and recognition

ssion went com

er hand away like it had bu