Chris POV
“What are you doing here?” I heard Ava say as I passed through the open doors to the gray stone balcony.
“Ethan,” I said as I joined them. “You are non-Pack and have no right to speak on Pack matters here.”
“I was invited to this shindig before you returned with all your fanfare,” Ethan said, and a slight slur in his words and an off-kilter quality to his tuxedo made it clear he’d indulged in the champagne. “I explained to them that I am no longer Acting Beta, but they said they didn’t mind.”
“But I’m guessing you didn’t tell them you’re no longer a Pack member.”
Ethan waved his half-empty glass around as though to wipe away my words. “The Humans wouldn’t understand the significance anyway.” He smiled smugly. “They just wanted the pleasure of my company.”
“I’m sure.”
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