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.

night sky, the more potent my wolf’s desire for Gideon became. And no matter how hard

I had moved to one of the tables. He was standing nearby, talking to someone with a drink in his hand while I rested my feet in a chair. I had kicked

to the mark on his mate’s neck in the middle of a conversation. Off to the side, a woman was pulling her partner by the hand toward the

electric quality that full moon nights always carried, and even the musicians had begun

scanned the crowd. I saw movement everywhere, the guests turning into a churning sea that was difficult to make sense of.

gaze landed

My stomach dropped.

with another woman. Leaning on

thinking, I was on my feet. Sebastian turned to me in my periphery, but I was too busy staring at

“You alright?” Sebastian asked.

back to reality. “Er… Yeah.” I licked

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