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that.
    “No, I haven't,” I muttered, distracted.
    “Why not?” she whispered into my ear. “I have a pretty good idea of who you should choose. In fact, I think the choice is obvious.”
    I tried to focus in on what Zoey was saying, but I had a hard time doing so. I almost didn't care about a thing coming out of her mouth. Not that I was trying to disrespect Zoey at all, it had nothing to do with her. I just couldn't seem to get Avery out of my head, and it was becoming very distracting for me. The fact that she had walked away from me made it that much worse. I wanted her badly, and the idea of her running loose around the club where anyone could get to her stirred my possessive nature and I had to fight to stay where I was. If someone else snatched her up I may just have to kill them. I needed to get Zoey off my back for the moment so that I could investigate things further with Avery. I certainly had no interest in discussing who my mate was going to be at that moment, so being with Zoey was pointless. I did, however, want to connect with Avery once again. She beckoned to me in ways that caused a stir in my pants. How could I choose a mate when a mystery like Avery was waiting in the wings? I would go crazy if I could never have her. I needed to discover her hold on me before I thought about Zoey. After all, Zoey didn't cloud my mind as Avery did, and that was very telling.
    I spotted my beta, who also happened to be my best friend, Michael, by the bar. I whistled and he turned to face me. Waving with a big smile on his face he called out to me. I motioned for him to come over and he came instantly.
    “Hey boss, how's it going?”
    “Great Michael, how are you?”
    “Oh, you know me. Trying to look for some new tail if you know what I mean. This place is packed with some nice ladies, though.”
    I laughed, “Yeah, no doubt. Michael, you know Zoey, right?”
    “Oh yes, of course.”
    She smiled at him in a way that suggested she would be okay with sinking her teeth into him that night; Zoey liked to play around as well. They started talking animatedly together and I saw an opportunity to bail on the two of them. Zoey knew that our mating conversation was dead as long as Michael was around, so I doubted she would be too upset that I left. While Zoey was distracted by Michael I slipped away and headed in the direction that Avery went.
     
     
     
     

Chapter Seven
    Avery
     
    Confident that I looked decent enough in comparison to Zoey, I left the bathroom ready to head back to the table. I wanted to be able to hold my own against Zoey if it came to getting Cole's attention, although I seemed to be doing just fine already. I hoped that the two of them had stopped their bickering so that the three of us could further enjoy our evening. I wasn't in the mood to sit and watch whatever was going on between Cole and Zoey all night. I couldn't tell how involved they were with each other, but what I did know was it made me a little jealous. All I wanted was to have a few drinks and relax after a hard day at work. Whether that was with Cole or not it didn't matter, I just didn't want to see their soap opera happening right before my eyes.
    Walking out of the bathroom I suddenly felt strong arms encircle my waist. The warm touch took my breath away. Alarmed that someone would just grab a hold of me without my permission, I considered cracking him in the face with my elbow. That always seemed to give men the right idea of proper boundaries when it came to what women wanted.
    “Don’t worry love, it’s just Cole.”
    My breath caught as chills went up my spine and goosebumps popped up all over my skin. Cole, now that man I would allow to grab me around the waist. With the sound of his voice against my ear I melted into his frame. There was just something about Cole that made me want to nestle into his chest and never leave his side. He was just that good. God, he felt good pressed up against me.
    I couldn't help it, my body