Bafin’s brows narrowed as he looked into her eyes.
“Not luxppy to see me
Ava insimediately shook her head. He frownedlas he asked,
“No”
“No, no. I mean… yes! 1 am happy! Ava blurted quickly
A smug grin spread across his face as if he was pleased with
Ava’s gaze shifted away from his brown eyes and toward his casual clothing. It looked like he was roaming around in a very comfortable way as no one knew who he was.
But in the blue jeans and black hoodie, he looked charming Awa was embarrassed when he caught her checking him. She averted her gaze from him.
Dane lowered his head to examine her face.
“Where were you? I have been waiting for you here for so long.”
She lifted her gaze to him and asked,
“So you were the one who turned off the power?”
“Of course,” he replied proudly.
“You almost scared me dead,” she complained, pressing her heart against her chest.
Dane raised a brow and asked,
“What happened to you? I have never seen you scared, not even four years ago when we met. What is in this pack that made you so terrified?”
Ava thought about it. What was here? Her past? The person she did not want to meet?
For a moment, she was frightened. What if Dane came across lan? Within the past few years, they had never come face to face.
Where are you lost?” he asked, pulling out a packet of cigarettes
Ava quickly grabbed his hand to stop him.
“Please don’t,” she said with a soft tone,
He looked down at her hand, which was holding his wrist. She removed her hand, assuming he did not like her touch.
He silently observed her every movement. Instead of taking out a garette, he put it back into his pants pocket.
She turned away and suilled when she realized he did not smoke because of her.
However, something caught her mind, and she immediately turned her head to look at him..
“What are you doing here, Dane?”
“I told you, I will come to know your answer.
Ava’s cheeks flushed. But she could not move her eyes from the brown orbs.
He leaned closer and asked,
“So? What is your decision?”
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She lowered her head. Rather than responding, she asked him another question.
1% an important time for our company. You should have been there to work on the project.”
While fixing his intense gaze on her, he replied,
“You could not make it to the company. So I brought the comp
company to you.
She slowly raised her head and gazed to him. Their faces were too close.
She could feel his breath against her face.
“W–What?”
His gaze shifted from her eyes to her lips. She gulped as she noticed how he was looking at them.
“I don’t want to give your project to anyone else. So I took over a company and set things up for a few days. You can work here and plan your project,”
Ava did not know what to say. She could not be more surprised.
d not lose it
lose the project.
He not only came to meet her, but he also made every effort to ensure that she did
She felt emotional. He was a caring person.
His gaze moved when he saw her blurry eyes.
He stood upright and asked,
“What happened? You don’t want to work?”
She did not look at him. She directly moved toward him and wrapped her hands around him.
Closing her eyes, she took a deep breath
His scent was calming her heart. It was the complete opposite of how her heart felt when lan was near her.
She could not say how she had been living in this pack with so close to her past.
Since he was here, she believed, no one could shake her now. She could be careless.
He embraced her in his arms and muttered,
“Can I take it as yes?”
She chuckled and nodded her head
“Hmm.”
Dane’s arms paused around her. She froze when she felt his muscles tense slightly.
She broke the hug and looked at him.
His hands slowly rise, running his fingers along her sides. She closed her eyes, taking deep breaths.
His hand came to rest on her face. He cupped her cheeks and lowered his head.
His nose rubbed against hers. She squeezed her fists against his shirt.
As just his lips were about to touch hers, she heard the honk of a car.
She immediately pushed Dane away.
Dane was dumbfounded.
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Pushing the hairs behind her ear, she whispered,
“Someone is coming”
Dane stared at her with a dissatisfied look. Ava ignored him and glanced behind him. She noticed a car approaching the parking
area.
She grabbed Dane’s hand and pulled lil behind her.
“Hide. It must be either Stephen or Dad.”
She hid behind a car alongside him. She noticed the car parked on the opposite side from them.
She turned her head to glance at Dane and froze,
He had a poker face on his face as he stared at her.
“W–What?”
“What do you think of me? People of this pack are scared of me, and you are hiding me behind a car?”
Ava shook her head. “No, no, I didn’t mean it. What if my family sees you?”
“So
“You don’t want to tell them about us?
Ava did not know how to tell him that she had not yet told her parents about her living in the Thunder Howl Pack.
At that time, Ava noticed a man come out of the car.
She was stunned.
“Brother Griffin! He is back!”
She could not say goodbye to him before coming here because he was outside the pack.
“Hmm. He came here with me.” Dane said and stepped away from her. He then spoke in a cold tone,
“Go to your house. I am leaving. I shouldn’t have come to your pa-
She interrupted him as she said,
“No!”
Dane looked at her and asked,
“What?”
“1-1 will tell Mom everything. Please don’t leave.”
Dane glanced at her house. “How about you leave this house and accompany me to my rented house? Nobody is in your house right now. I heard they left an hour ago.”
She knew it was late, and her mother would be concerned about her when she got home. So she said,
“How about you come to my house? I will make a cup of coffee for you.
