**Clint**
Uncharacteristically of me, I cut short my date with Lenore and canceled my threesome, too. Was the threesome with Lenore and Heidi okay? Yes, but I felt odd afterward. Lenore has been acting strangely since Monday, but I have too. My birthday is a week away, so that can explain my behavior. Why is she acting differently, though?
“Maybe she is realizing that she isn't our mate,” Carter says, in my mind. But we don't know for certain that she isn't. I still don't want a mate, but I can tell that Carter is finding the idea of one more appealing than before. After I dropped Lenore off, I went home. Cassius and Conner were watching a movie when my stomach growled, so I set out to find Avery. When she wasn't in her room, curled up with a book, I freaked out. She's always here. I saw
