Ava's POV
Slowly, I turned. Laura was looking straight at me.
“I have a special surprise for you,” she said, smiling as if this were a coincidence. “During our interactive session, I asked the lighting team to pick one lucky audience member to join me on stage for a photo.”
My eyes narrowed slightly.
Lucky? Nothing about this felt random.
“The winner,” she continued smoothly, “will receive a gift valued at one hundred thousand dollars… and exclusive tickets to my next performance.”
The crowd stirred instantly with excitement and envy. All of it crashed toward me in suffocating waves.
But I didn’t move.
“Miss,” Laura called again, her tone softer now, almost coaxing, “would you please come up? Don’t be shy… we’re all friends here.”
Friends? My wolf bared its teeth.
Then she starte
