am

from the glass of wine in my hand as I leaned against the wal

red women present, and I didn't f

anding, no one from

this as my father had liked to throw parties

e doing anything fun when he was alive, and I didn't want to think about how impressive it w

face of a man enj

walking towards me wi

d wryly, emptying the glass and then immediat

ding one hand to her chest. "With all t

en want to get married. This

ways let Oliv

f it alone infuriated me. I'd die first be

s go down. You're the fucking Alpha; heavy

coward, I was hiding from my problems instead

Even as I looked around t

Who the he

rd to meet the line

ady in

ords, I heard my wolf gr

er

**

via

unlike any event I'd attended. How the hell would any

ied to keep up with Jennifer as she walked around the room g

k she had ulterior moti

elded any substantial results and it al

ghtly less alone, and I was grateful for it, even though I also felt guilty t

s looking forward to meeting the man with

e effect his picture h

he further convince me that I was jus

ally. There's someon

e she introduced me to not less than ten good-looking young men, a few of which w

time of day, not when I had a cure to find. Someth

time was

I stood transfixed as my skin prickled and my heart raced. I wanted to speak

an with blue eyes

Liam

d. It hadn't been fake. Whatever that image of him ha

h his gaze never left mine. "Thank you fo

re of his words d

rn butterflies had somehow found their way into my stoma

deepest condolences at the demise of your

nk y

irst-name basis with each other. It occurred to me the

ce me, cutting o

my daught

is gaze had only left mine once. They r

ke it was hot chocolate on a cold winter mornin

forced my mouth to open and my eyes to concentrate on

tended my hand, surprised that I

owly, rubbing his

sture meant he wanted to rub other

Alpha of th

ankfully he didn't, because I probably would'

a straight nose, his full lips and chiseled jaw that could plausibly cut through

daughter, much less one as beautifu

he reason you haven't met her. An introvert, if you ask me. I wish she was more involved in my busine

n. Seriously, that was my whole life in just a few lines. It

om

irm lock and I didn't think I would be able to let go even if I want

with him would be like giving grass to a goat. Something told me Jennifer wouldn't object so I didn't bother

d like to stay here and mingle with the r

**

am

turned down by

so funny, I woul

t the ball, and yet none of them struck me as fiercely as sh

think of any name m

ad been there, wanting, needing. As I watched her walk away from me, I fought t

g. It irked me to think of her smiling up at ano

ttered but gett

d strode towards her, purpose in m

le of people I had seen onc

ersation and walking with me to a corn

er wanted to possess anything, to unrav

ove potion.