I nodded in agreement. “Thank you, and yes I was miserable. I don’t really like Avery, but he’s my father’s counselor, and a good friend of my parents. It’s strange, but I get bad vibes when he’s around, and he always looks at me weird. I seem to be the only one who can sense it.” He shook his head. “No, I can tell something is off about him, too. I saw him talking to my friend Warren earlier. I don’t know what it was about, but I’m going to find out.” We danced in silence and I knew it didn’t make any sense at all, but I felt like I belonged in his arms, like we were made for each other. I breathed in his scent, which smelled like a winter snow, clean and pure, with a slight hint of pine. We all carried the unique scent of our own court and he definitely smelled of winter. Ryder broke

