Cleo
The party was in full swing.
Music filled the room, laughter echoed around us, and everywhere I looked, people were dancing, drinking and celebrating.
But I barely noticed any of it.
My attention was fixed on Ava and Eric.
They were dancing together, laughing as though the rest of the world had disappeared.
They looked so happy.
And seeing Ava like this made something warm bloom inside my chest.
After everything she’d worried about, she’d found her mate.
She’d found someone who looked at her like she was the only person in the room.
I smiled.
Then I felt it.
A presence beside me.
My smile disappeared.
“So…” Asher’s voice slid into my ear. “My sister has found her mate.”
I didn’t look at him.
“She sure has.”
He was quiet for a moment.
I could feel his eyes on me.
“We
