No one dared to move because their gaze was fixed on a single person. It was none other than lan Dawson. They were afraid to move or offend hitu.
A few minutes ago, the music was turned off, so Ronald sigaled to the DJ to start playing it again.
With loud music, people hid their loud heartbeats. Ronald told them to continue enjoying the party.
lan was sitting silently on the couch, his legs spread out leurely. Ilis sitting posture indicated to others that he was very calm today and in no mood to be angry about anything
With a smile on her face, Freya walked over to him and sat next to him. She sat too close to him, locking her arms around his. She looked at Dane and Ava before resting her head on lan’s shoulder.
“Sorry, guys. Don’t mind me. I am very protective of my Alpha, my man.”
Ava’s eyes met lan’s gaze. Ava did not show any reaction, which enraged lan inside. But he was determined to remain calm tonight, no matter what.
“Why don’t we play a game? I think Alpha Dane is also bored,” Debra said, attempting to lift everyone’s spirits. “What are you going to play? That truth and dare of yours?”
Stephen spoke out with a pissed–off voice. Ava looked at him and asked,
“Steph, what’s wrong?”
Stephen looked away and muttered,
“Nothing.”
“It’s okay. Maybe Brother Stephen’s mood is off,” Debra said, calling him ‘brother‘ again. Stephen clenched his jaw, furrowing his brows. “Stop talking to me. Focus on your game.”
Rolling her eyes, Debra turned at Griffin. She hugged his ann and said,
“You are so handsome. I have always wanted to date a wizard. I think I am fated to you, Griffin.”
Ava and Abigail let out a laugh. Debra winked at Griffin, indicating that she said that to make his sister laugh. Griffin understood that and played along with her by saying
“Why not? I am ready to ask you out.”
They heard ‘Ool‘ from other sides..
Ava noticed Stephen was looking at them with a frown. Suddenly their eyes met, and Ava motioned him as if asking,
“What happened, Steph?”
He shook his head and focused on his friends.
Abigail got up and went somewhere. Then she returned with a bowl of chits. She set it on the center table and sat down beside Ava and Bruno.
“Oh, Beta Bruno is also here? I didn’t notice. I am surprised Who invited you?” Ronald spoke out.
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Beta Bruno gave him a look. Ronald chuckled as he said,
No, I mean, if I had known you were coming, I would have invited you personally.”
“Why are you so interested in me?
wanted me to be your pa
Bruno asked with a bored expression.
Ronald laughed as he shook his head. “Why so mad? I was just saying that only we are allowed to come without your partner. So if 1 had invited you you
could have a partner at least, you know,” he said and winked at him.
When Beta Bruno heard him, he wrapped his hand around Abigail’s waist and smirked.
“It’s okay. I have my partner with me. No need for your company.”
He turned to face Abigail and muttered,
“Tell me, would you be able to find a more suitable partner than me?”
Abigail was stunned by his sudden action and words. She blinked and shook her head in response. “N–No.”
As soon as Ronald saw Bruno with Abigail, his laugh began to fade. Ava observed Ronald’s reaction. She returned her gaze to Ronald after briefly looking at Abigail.
“Let’s play,” a woman spoke up.
Ava recognized the woman. She was Paul’s girlfriend, Lily. She remembered how upset she was with Ian because she thought he had started playing with girls again.
She glanced away and asked Dane,
“Are you getting bored? Do you want to go back home?”
Dane
d her which made her close her eyes. “Why? Don’t you want to play?”
Ava glanced at her friends, who were giving her questioning gazes. She took a deep breath before smiling at him. “Yeah, let’s play.”
Freya grabbed the bowl and began passing it to the next person, and the game began.
Everyone kept looking at the two rivals seated across from each other. The atmosphere was tense.
Whenever their eyes met, they could hear crackling between them. Everyone was waiting for the drama, wondering what would happen if one of them offended the other.
When the bowl was in Debra’s hand, the music came to a halt.
Debra picked up a chit and handed it to Lily.
Lily read the chit silently before asking,
“Do you have a crush on someone? If yes, then give us a hint ”
Debra chuckled while mumbling,
“Crush is a silly thing. But I do have a crush on someone. But he should not know about it.”
“Come on. Give us some hints. Is he here?” Lily pressed her for an answer.
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Debra did not meet anyone’s gaze as she replied,
“have a crush on Ava’s brother.”
Everyone, including Ava, was surprised.
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Everyone thought she was talking about Griffin. However, Ava realized what she meant. She looked at Stephen, who was looking at Debra with an angry expression. He mistook her and failed to grasp it.
Ava was sure that Debra was actually talking about him.
She had a crush on her brother!
How long? Only she could answer that.
Ava gave Debra a cheeky smile and said,
“Okay, if everything works out, maybe I will call you sister–in–law one day.”
Griffin was dumbfounded. He asked Ava through the mind ink.
“Is she really talking about me?”
Ava shook her head and replied,
“Calm down, brother. Her eyes on my brother, Stephen.”
Griffin turned to look at Stephen, finding him glaring at him. Griffin found himself in a very awkward situation. He had not even done anything.
The game continued.
This time everyone caught their breath because the music stopped when the bowl was in Ian’s hand.
The bad boy was too lazy to move on the couch. Carelessly, he shuffled his fingers through the chits, pulled out one, and gave it to Freya.
Grinning, Freya opened the chit. But then, her grin turned into a smirk.
She glanced at Ava before returning her focus to Jan.
“Tell us a love story!”
Ian locked his gaze with Ava’s and muttered,
“A love story? Let me tell you all a story of betrayal in love.”
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