When James snapped to his senses, he saw Cornelia's warm brown eyes directed at him, silently sending him messages he didn't understand, but he knew that she was telling him they were in this together.
Alpha Edward was right there, behind him, exchanging shallow pleasantries with Meg and Kai.
Damon, Talia, Maya, and Caden were on the dancefloor, and James wondered if his father had waited for people from the Dark Howlers pack to leave their table before coming there. Alpha Edward and Alpha Damon never got along well, and things worsened after the Marcy fiasco.
Normally, James could smell Alpha Edward from a mile away, but when James was with Cornelia, everything faded because her sweet scent of wild berries would overtake his system. Like now.
James turned robotically toward Alpha Edward and forced a smile while getting up. Sitting in front of a standing Alpha was a sign of disrespect.
