Aidan’s POV
Avery’s body was too warm. Her skin felt hot against mine as she leaned into my chest, her breathing slow and uneven. Something was wrong. I could see it in her flushed cheeks, in the dazed look in her green eyes. She wasn’t herself.
I frowned, brushing a strand of hair from her face. “Avery, are you alright? Your cheeks are flushed, and you don’t look okay.”
She blinked at me, her expression unfocused.
Before she could answer, Piper’s voice cut in smoothly.
“Don’t worry, Alpha. I will take good care of my sister,” she said, stepping forward with a fake smile. “I’m sure you have important things to do right now. My father wants to see you urgently, remember?”
I barely spared her a glance. Piper always had a way of inserting herself where she wasn’t wanted. She was good at
