Our eyes remained on each other for a while before I realized that I'd caught the attention of someone else too. There was curiosity in the woman's eyes and, afraid that she might follow my gaze to Aiden, I quickly looked elsewhere. It wasn't hard to picture everyone there mobbing him until they killed him if they found out about his presence. Klaus would surely have a field day with that.
Trying my best not to look at Aiden again, I spent the rest of the afternoon getting familiar with the members of the pack. There were so many people introducing themselves that I soon lost track of the names I'd heard.
The only thing that kept me going as I was getting familiar with them was the thought that I was doing everything for Aiden, to keep him safe. Continuing the charade with Klaus and the
