Chapter 424

Avery’s POV

The dancing helped. For a little while, at least.

Sebastian had a way of making things feel lighter, and by the time we had spun through our third song, my cheeks ached from laughing and I had almost forgotten about the greenhouse, and Gideon, and the way my wolf had been clawing at the walls of my heart like a rabid animal all evening.

Almost.

But not quite.

She wanted Gideon. That was all that mattered. Despite everything that had happened between us, none

of it mattered a lick to my wolf, so long as she got him.

At first, I tried to focus on dancing with Sebastian. Then, I tried to focus on drinks and food and laughing at anything and everything.

for Gideon became. And no matter how hard I tried not to let it happen, my eyes kept drifting toward him, seeking him out in the crowd like an arrow

to someone with a drink in his hand while I rested my feet in a chair. I had kicked

the mark on his mate’s

had taken on that restless, electric quality that full moon nights always carried, and even the musicians had

everywhere, the guests turning into a churning sea that was difficult to make sense of. But I could

gaze landed

My stomach dropped.

with another woman. Leaning on her.

too busy staring at the door they had just walked through, now falling shut behind them, to look

“You alright?” Sebastian asked.

suddenly snapping back to reality. “Er… Yeah.” I licked my lips

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