Ava was speechless when she heard James' voice. His possessiveness made her bit her lip to suppress herself from screaming in happiness. She twitched her lip when the man started scratching his forehead.

There was a disappointment on the man's face, and he seemed heartbroken that there was a man who was with her.

”Oh, I'm sorry, Alpha James,” The man whispered without breaking his eyes on her. “I don't even know that she's with you. I thought she was available.”

“There's a lot of women here in the party. You don't need to push yourself to someone who isn't available for you. She only went here first because I...