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“You can sit here. No one will bother you. If anyone dares, just send me a text,” Stephen said to Ava.
Ava gave him a nod. Abigail and Debra were looking at them while sitting beside her on a couch. They saw Stephen going to his friends. They turned to face Ava.
“He is being so nice to you. I have never seen him speak to anyone in such a sweet manner,” Abigail said. “Maybe he thinks of her as his family since very soon they are going to be a family,” Debra said.
Ava was only listening to them. She took sips from her drink. It was her first time drinking. So she was feeling wired.
She noticed a couple making out in a corner. Her eyes shifted to other sides, and she was surprised that many couples were doing the same.
“They should get a room,” Ava muttered.
Abigail and Debra laughed when they heard her.
“Stephen won’t allow them to enter any of the private rooms.”
“Oh.”
Ava bent down to a small table near the couch and placed her half filled glass. Her gaze fell on a boy who was looking at him.
Ava was uneasy under his gaze. He approached her with a smirk. It caused her to immediately look away from him.
“Hi, sweetheart. Let’s have a dance.”
Ava was startled by his approach.
“Do you like this guy?” Abigail asked Ava.
Ava was shocked. With a proud grin, the boy tucked his hands in his pockets.
“No way,” I whispered.
Debra sneered at the boy. “Bro, our girl doesn’t like you. So go away from here.”
The boy was taken aback by Debra’s rude words.
He glared at Ava, and she felt that she had made a new enemy here.
“You know what? Let’s have dancing girls. We were about to teach her how to enjoy parties. Sitting here won’t help her,” Abigail declared and stood up. 1
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Ava shook her head. But her friends grabbed her hand and led her to the dance floor, which was in the center of the living room.
Abigail waved at Luke to join them. Luke walked to them to join them on the dance floor.
Debra went up to the DJ and requested that he play a beat–heavy song.
Everything was new to Ava. She felt shy about dancing. Luke held her hand and pulled her to him.
“Hey! Don’t feel awkward. No one will see you. Even if they do, does it matter? Just focus on yourself.”
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Ava glanced at her friends, who nodded and began to dance She tried to move her legs to imitate their steps.
After a while, she started enjoying it. It seemed like the half–glass of beer was influencing her brain.
She started to jump with the beats. She wanted to forget all of the pain and problems in her life tonight.
On the other hand,
Ian kept his gaze fixed on Ava. The way she looked, the way she smiled, the way she moved her waist to the beats -nothing went unnoticed by him.
He did not know why he was looking at this girl.
He was Ian Dawson. Every single girl was after him. Even though they knew Nova care. It did not prevent them from getting closer to him.
However, his eyes were only looking for Ava. It made him furious at himself.
as his girlfriend, they did not
The most annoying fact was his wolf. He was interested in Ava. Despite his rejection, his wolf could not ignore Ava’s presence.
“Ian, I am glad you came to the party,” Stephen told him.
Stephen had been ignoring him since the moment he approached him to talk. He was pissed off at him. Why was he growing closer to Ava?
“Tell us the truth. Who changed the girl in a few hours?” Ronald asked Stephen.
“I told her that she needed a makeover.”
When Ian heard him, he scoffed. “Makeover? This makeover can’t change her nerdy character.”
Stephen frowned at him. “Why would I change her character? She is a pure soul. I think she should never change herself.”
Ian rolled his eyes. What did the girl do to his friend?
Stephen never spoke about any other girl in that way.
‘Is what Nova said about Ava correct? Is she truly a girl who craves the attention of men?‘ Ian thought while watching Ava dance with Luke.
She no longer resembled the nerd she had been in the morning.
“Have fun at the party, everyone. I’m coming back in a few minutes.” Stephen excused himself and walked toward
Ava.
He patted Luke’s shoulder and said in his ears,
Can I dance with her?”
Luke felt awkward leaving Ava with him, but then he remembered what she had told him about her mother tod So Luke nodded and allowed Stephen to dance with her.
Ava looked at Stephen with a smile.
“Are you enjoying it?” he asked in a loud voice, as the music was extremely loud.
“Yes,” Ava replied while moving his legs.
“Let’s have a talk.”
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“Sure.”
Ava glanced at her friends, who gave her the signal to go with Stephen,
Ava and Stephen then proceeded to the bar, Stephen ordered two drinks. When the bartender set down two drinks on the bar counter, he handed one to her.
“So? What’s your plan?” Stephen asked.
Ava huffed, sweating from her long dance session, she placed her right hand on her hip and took deep breaths to compose herself.
She noticed Stephen had offered her a glass of beer, so she drank it to soothe her throat.
“First tell me about Alpha and Luna’s proposal,” Ava replied.
“Alpha and Luna want them to marry as soon as possible. Because what is the point of delaying?”
“Does your dad know about my mom’s decision?”
“I haven’t told him anything yet. Maybe your mom did.”
“That’s great.”
“How about planning their wedding next week?”
“Next week? Isn’t it too early?”
“No, Ava. My dad is sick. I want his health to get back to normal as soon as possible. I will speak with Alpha Martin about it. It will be a private wedding. Only our family will be invited there. But after the wedding, Alpha Martin will announce that you and your mom have joined the Gamma’s family.”
Ava paid close attention as he spoke. She found Stephen to be a really sensible guy. He really cared for his father.
While thinking about it, her gaze was drawn to someone who was staring at her. She saw a girl approach him and tried to sit on his lap, but he pushed her.
His eyes remained on her.
She immediately looked away from him and asked Stephen,
“Why is Ian staring at me? After everything he did, is there still anything left?”
