Chapter 17

Avery burrowed deeper into Cade's embrace as they danced, absorbing his warmth and getting more than a little excited being against the solid wall of him. Her pulse tripped at the caveman way he'd dragged her onto the floor. Primal. Territorial.

Tilting her head back to look at him, she noted the tension around his eyes and mouth. "Something wrong?"

He looked down his nose at her. "Not anymore."

But there was something wrong before? "I was having a nice conversation with the fire department."

"I noticed."

Was he jealous? It was so absurd she almost laughed.

"Relax, Avery. I just wanted to dance with you. You spent most of the night talking to my brother, and we haven't had a second alone."

"I'm sorry. I was trying to make Drake more comfortable-"