so he scanned the crowd for a flash of gold that was splashed with sapphire . he found it immediately . found her immediately . ava had just entered the ballroom and was reaching for a glass of champagne herself . he waited until he caught her eye , then lifted his glass in salute . she smiled furtively and did likewise , subtly enough so that only he would see the
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others were just confused . but one stood out from the crowd . sierra stood apart from a very unhappy looking jack and shouted above the din , '' who is this man , evan , that he can come into our pack and lay claim to one of ours ? marcus decreed that our females would not breed outside of the
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hopefully mom would n't notice . mom was still sprinkling the flowers when i came down and headed for the jeep . '' your fishing gear is in the shed . '' '' right . '' fortunately the shed was still open so i did n't look a complete idiot . i quickly grabbed my gear , gave mom a kiss and headed toward the
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