K I A R A
"I'm sorry?" I said, raising an eyebrow.
"The little showdown with your ex," Cole clarified, taking a sip of his own drink. "And the dance with your husband. I guess I haven’t properly introduced myself. I'm Cole." He stretched out a hand to me, again.
I looked at his hand and shook it. He didn’t drop it. "I'm well aware of who you are, Cole."
"Of course you are," he said, still not letting go of my hand. "I'm the son of Alpha Ethan, one of Damon father's oldest allies, so technically I'man Alpha. But you can call me Cole. All my friends do."
I couldn't help but notice the way he was looking at me. It wasn't like the way Nolan used to look at me, with disgust and disdain. Cole looked at me with genuine interest, a look of appreciation in his eyes.
But I would have appreciat
