Winning My Luna's Affection

Chapter 4

~Avery POV

I put on a pair white skinny jeans, with a sapphire blue halter top that dipped to show off my ample cleavage and my toned back. I paired my outfit with a pair of sparkly sapphire heels. I pulled half of my shoulder length brown hair into a messy bun and left the bottom pin straight, a complete difference from my usual natural curl. I put on simple make up, a little eyeliner and mascara, and some light red lipstick and I was ready to go. I was blessed with flawless skin, perks of being a werewolf so I didn't need any foundation, I wandered out of my room and headed down to the Chloe's to see if she was ready.

My best friend was all dressed to kill, only she was wearing a tight red dress that hugged every curve, a pair of black heels and her long blond hair was left down in soft waves. She had done a smokey eye, and had on a bright red lipstick that matched her dress. She was a complete smokeshow. I wolf whistled at her appreciatively as she came out, and she gave me a little turn and a wink. We wandered downstairs to meet up with Cash, when we hit the bottom of the stairs he crossed his arms and shook his head.

"Nope. Neither of you is allowed to leave the house looking like that. Go back up and change." He said to us. Both Chloe and I rolled our eyes, with Cash around our own parents didn't have to worry, he had over protective dad down pat.

"But daaaad," I whined at him teasingly, this time making him roll his eyes.

"At least put on a jacket, or something. Please?" He practically begged us, we rolled our eyes again but agreed. I grabbed my favorite black leather jacket and Chloe grabbed a jean jacket.

"Better?" I asked.

"It'll do." Cash grumbled.

"Is Max coming?" I asked him. Max was Cash's mate, they were super adorable together and Max was an absolute blast to hang out with. Despite the fact that Max was almost as over protective as Cash was, but I always felt safe when they were around.

"He took an extra patrol shift." Cash said shaking his head, "Steve's wife just had their baby so he wanted to spend some extra time with the family."

I nodded, that was Max for you, always looking out for the other pack members. The three of us headed out to Cash's SUV and Max came running out from the forest, he jumped on his mate giving him a sizzling kiss, before hugging both Chloe and I.

"Have fun. Be safe. Bring my mate back in one piece!" He said, before running off towards the forest again. A second later he mind linked the three of us. "You all look hot, your ass looks amazing Avery."

Cash let out a little growl at that causing Max to chuckle through the link and Chloe and I to laugh out loud. Max loved to tease Cash, but he wasn't wrong, my jeans really accentuated my butt.

A short while later we were pulling up to the club, we grabbed the bag we had stashed in the back seat earlier that contained the gift we had gotten Isabelle earlier, a pair of high heels and a hand bag. She was a complete girly girl and loved all things fancy, I had picked these up from a small boutique in Ireland. They were made by a super popular designer who was near impossible to find in Canada. We approached the doors and were let in almost instantly, this club happened to be owned by Austin and Isabelle's father, but being the daughter of an allied Alpha we were treated with equal respect. Cash ditched us the second we walked in to go spend time with his best friend Jack who happened to be Chloe's mate. I instantly spotted Isabelle holding court by a table and we made our way over to her, the instant she saw me she squealed and pulled me into a huge hug.

"AVERY!!!!!!" She yelled "I'm so happy you came!!!!" I returned her hug with equal affection and I missed my old friend.

I handed her the bag we had brought and she squealed again when she took out the gift.

"Oh. My. God. Best birthday ever!" She exclaimed hugging the shoe box and bag to her chest like they were the most precious things in the world, causing Chloe, Cash and I to laugh. She thanked us all with big hugs again. The music changed to a song that was mine and Chloe's favorite so we both left Isabelle to go dance, Cash following behind us. I saw Isabelle make her way to the bar and my breath got caught in my throat. I could see Austin standing there and oh my goddess, he was looking delicious. He had on a pair of dark wash jeans, and a plaid shirt that pulled across his back showing off his beautiful muscles, his light brown hair was shaved on the sides and a little more length on top, but it wasn't too long. I nudged Chloe and pointed him out and she raised her eyebrows at me.

"Go get him tiger." She said, suggestively wiggling her eyebrows at me. I rolled my eyes.

"I'm just going to go say hi, not to him, but to Isabelle." I said and she nodded.

"Suuure, you're going over there to say hi to Isabelle. Because you haven't already said hi to her tonight." She teased me. Chloe knew all about my sordid attraction to Austin, even though I had made it clear I wasn't interested in his playboy ways. I had to admit he looked really good.

"Yes, Isabelle. It's not my fault her brother is standing with her." I retorted.

As I made my way over to Isabelle and her brother were standing, I saw a girl throw herself at Austin and for whatever reason this pissed my wolf off.

"What a floozy" She said to me.

"Floozy, really? What are we in the seventy's? Besides, what did we expect? We knew he was a playboy and doesn't care about." I told her and she grumped at me before retreating to the back of my mind. As I got closer I could smell the most delicious scent, it was like pine, campfire and hot chocolate, it reminded me of a warm fire on a cold day and happiness. It was intoxicating.

As I approached closer I saw Austin push the girl who had thrown herself at him off and pull a different girl to his chest. I watched as he kissed her on the cheek and rested his head on top of hers, and my heart instantly broke. Of course Austin would be my mate. Of course he'd have a chosen Luna, what did I expect. I knew he had a girlfriend but I didn't realize how much it would actually hurt, sure I had a crush on him but I wasn't expecting him to be my mate. My eyes instantly filled with tears, which was strange for me, I was not a crier, and I certainly was not going to cry over Austin Stone. He caught my eye and I glared at him before spinning on my heel and walking away.