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grandparents. Overall, I was impressed at his courage.
    “I’d love a dance,” I told him with a smile.
    “Are you sure, Anna?” Sawyer asked in a warning tone. Everyone knew I had a hard time keeping a lid on my inner beast, but I was determined to get a handle on her. I didn’t want to spend the rest of my weekends stuck in the house while my pack went bar hopping.
    “Yeah, I’m fine,” I told Sawyer and accepted the young man’s outstretched hand.
    “I’ll be right over here,” Sawyer said as he walked off the dance floor.
    “I’m Tim,” the man said as he curled his arm around my waist. As he made contact the hairs on my arms stood on end and my gums became sore as my wolf pushed forward. I closed my eyes and resisted the change. When my wolf settled a little, I opened my eyes and smiled at Tim.
    “I’m Anna,” I told him. “Sorry, I’ve had a lot of drinks and the room started to spin. I’m fine now though.” My lie for my bizarre behavior fooled him. He nodded as if he understood and began to move with the music.
    Although Tim wasn’t my taste, I wasn’t a mean girl. Before I became a wolf, I would’ve enjoyed dancing with him, but now I could hardly stand to be next to him. I smiled and laughed while he made small talk, but keeping a handle on the wolf was distracting as hell.
    “I’ll take it from here,” a masculine voice interrupted one of Tim’s jokes. I smiled apologetically, but was thrilled to be free of him. Tim stared at Adam and lowered his gaze as he scurried away. He may have had the courage to ask a girl to dance, but not enough to refuse a man like Adam.
    Adam and I stood in the middle of the dance floor as people danced around us. We stared at one another for a few moments. I’d forgotten to lower my gaze and worried someone in the pack would realize I was staring down our alpha. I dropped my eyes and stared at my boots.
    Adam stepped closer, and my wolf howled in excitement. His fingers curled around my waist, sending waves of heat through my skin, and drew my body towards his. Lady Antebellum’s song I Need You Now played mimicking my thoughts. Despite my better judgment, I did want him, need him. He affected me in a way Sawyer didn’t. I wanted to lose myself in his embrace and drown in those cobalt eyes, but our pack was present and I had to play the good submissive pup.
    Resting my head on his chest, I closed my eyes and listened to his heartbeat.
    “Have you thought about what I asked?” Adam whispered.
    “I don’t need to think about it, that’s not who I am,” I spoke against his shirt. His muscles tensed.
    “I don’t like Sawyer touching you,” he said almost hesitantly. I smiled at his unease about admitting his weakness. Jealously wasn’t something an alpha werewolf felt for someone other than his alpha mate. Something they shouldn’t feel for anyone else.
    “Shoulda thought about that before you promised me to him,” I paused. “I don’t like Eve touching you,” I admitted and then cringed at allowing my lips to voice my inner thoughts.
    Adam’s fingers dug into my side as he drew me even closer, a noticeable bulge growing between his legs. His breath stirred my hair and a low growl echoed through his chest.
    “Be mine, Anna. Visit my bed; let me claim your body.”
    I groaned in frustration. My libido was revved up and ready for action, but I couldn’t allow it to control me. I would not become a mistress or allow Adam to think so little of me. I deserved his full attention, not just when he wanted to get his rocks off.
    I pulled out of his embrace and began to walk away. “I can’t,” I told him sternly.
    Adam grabbed my arm and tugged me back. “What do you want from me, Anna? Eve is my alpha mate. We vowed ourselves to each other.”
    I snorted. They may not have been married, but the pairing of an alpha couple was serious business. Adam and Eve were born wolves and their pairing had been set in stone since birth. Something about