Page 84 of Knot a Good Idea

“Why are you even working today?” she says. “Isn’t your thing tonight?”

“I’m working a half shift,” I tell her. “And it’s doesn’t start until midafternoon, anyway.”

“I would have called out.”

I raise an eyebrow. “Don’t tell me that, please. Besides, I’ll be out of here in another half hour.”

“Okay, but you have to get ready, right?”

“It’s a kid’s art class, Devyn. I’m not wearing a ballgown.”

“Still.” Devyn steams milk while I toss a customer receipt in the trash. “I can’t believe this is happening to you. After everything, you finally get your happy ever after!”

I grimace, but she doesn’t see it. “I guess so.”

“Youguess?” She turns to me, her eyes wide. “You have a pack! And they’re billionaires! You have three hot Alphas! It’s almost too good to be true!”

I swallow. “Yeah. I’m pretty lucky.”

She sighs. “You and Skylar are so weird, sometimes.”

“How?”

“You guys have…” her voice trails off as she pours an espresso shot into the cup. “Never mind. It’s dumb.”

“What do you mean?”

A rare frown forms on her face while she finishes preparing the latte. “It’s just…I don’t know. It must be nice to have a pack.”

Devyn doesn’t have a pack. She has Ben, but he’s a Beta.

“You could have a pack, too, Devyn,” I say gently. “There’s nothing wrong with that.”

“I know, I just…I feel weird. Ben is open to it, but I…I don’t know.”

I don’t like seeing that look on my friend’s face.

Devyn, the ray of sunshine that fiercely loves her friends and boyfriend, should never feel insecure in her relationship.

Her heart isgood.

“You deserve to be happy,” I tell her.

She narrows her eyes at me. “Gee, I wonder where you’ve heard that from.”

I smirk. “I guess the blonde brat in front of me should listen to her own advice.”

She sticks her tongue out at me, then hands the drink to the customer, who takes it with a smile.

“I’m so glad they found you,” the middle-aged man says to me, his grin wide.

My matching smile isn’t authentic.

His remark is another reminder that everyone here knows my story.

After he leaves, I catch Devyn staring at me. “What?”

“What does your mom think about them?” she asks me.

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