ROMAN
I couldn't take my eyes off her.
Vanessa stood across the ballroom, her auburn hair catching the light like fire, her smile dazzling everyone around her. But that smile wasn't for me. It was for Wesley Sterling, the man who now had his arm wrapped possessively around her waist.
My mate. Engaged to another Alpha.
"She seems happy, doesn't she?"
Seraphina's voice slithered into my ear like poison. I hadn't noticed her approach, too fixated on watching Vanessa laugh at something Wesley whispered to her.
"What do you want?" I growled, not bothering to look at her.
"Just making an observation." She sipped her champagne, her eyes tracking my gaze. "They make a striking couple. And her family absolutely adores him."
I followed her pointed stare to where Alpha James West and his Luna stood. They were beaming at Wesley and Vanessa, pride evident in every line of their bodies. The image of a perfect family reunited, with a perfect future son-in-law in their midst.
