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pretty handsome yourself there.”
    “Thank you. Are you ladies having a good time?”
    “Of course, it's a busy night,” she said with a laugh.
    “That's good to hear. Who’s your friend?” I motioned towards the girl next to her.
    Zoey arched an eyebrow and rolled her eyes slightly. “Sure, Cole. This is Avery, we work together. Avery, this is Cole, he's a friend of mine.”
    Avery nodded and smiled up at me. She had a beautiful smile. “Oh, it's nice to meet you, Cole.”
    I moved in close to Avery, ignoring Zoey, and gently grasped her chin. I looked deeply in her eyes and watched them widen in surprise. “I could not keep my eyes off you from across the room, Avery. It’s nice to meet you.”
    She blushed immediately and giggled, looking down into her drink. “Oh wow, thank you. I borrowed the dress from Zoey, actually. It was a last-minute decision to come here.” She looked at Zoey and smiled. Zoey didn't smile back. I could feel the tension rippling off of her.
    “Oh was it now? Well you look incredible, that color suits you perfectly.”
    Avery blushed, obviously surprised and unaccustomed to such attention. I had to admit that I loved how Avery would blush and giggle from my compliments, she was so unlike any of the other girls I ran into. Most girls, especially shifters, were ready to mount me on sight, they didn't even need the compliments, they were all ready to go. This one, however, she basked in the glow of my compliments and it made me want to smother her in them. She was indeed very special, where had she come from?
    Zoey looked annoyed by our conversation and it made me wonder if she had considered being my mate as well. It hadn't occurred to me, however, that Zoey had plans of her own to be my mate. Was I complicating things by talking to Avery?
    “Hey Cole, why don't you buy us ladies a drink if you're just gonna stand there and offer up compliments?”
    She had a glint in her eyes and I knew she wanted me to either back off from the table or at least back off from Avery. By the look in her eyes, she was practically growling at me. It was actually kind of a turn-on, her aggressiveness. She wasn't about to scare me away, I was the alpha after all.
    “Maybe later, Zoey.”
    “Come on, Cole, this is a ladies’ night. I was taking my friend out for a good time.”
    I was starting to become increasingly frustrated by Zoey and almost silenced her with a growl. I didn't care about ordering drinks or making mundane conversation with either of them. All I wanted was to figure out how to get Avery alone and get her legs wrapped around my waist.
     
     
     

Chapter Five
    Avery
     
    The moment that Cole had approached our table I had a hard time breathing. There was just something about him that possessed me the moment he was near. When he had cupped my chin I thought my heart would burst out of my chest. I had never been touched that way before, so seductive and sensual. Where had this guy come from? It was a little overwhelming and yet addictive all at the same time. I had been immediately attracted to Cole, I mean who wouldn't be? The guy was insanely hot, and when he put all of his attention on you it was hard to not get excited around him. I couldn't believe that Zoey had friends like that. I didn't know anyone that seemed so aggressive and male as Cole was. He was one of those men you could imagine beating something to death with a club and bringing it home for dinner. There was just something wild and free about him and it made me want to be near to him. My life was nothing like that, and I felt it would be refreshing to be around someone who truly knew how to live. I rarely got such a reaction out of guys. I dated often, no doubt, but I had never been around a guy that smothered with his closeness as if he would die if he weren’t near me. I liked the feeling, that there might be someone out there that needed me more than anything. Was that just a romantic notion of mine, or was that really