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One day my girl will be my woman.

My cell buzzes, and I stand up, pulling it out of my back pocket.

Hunter

Happy Endings. 20 minutes.

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Joe

I’ll be there.

I’ll always be there. I’ll always show up.

As long as we’re both alive, I’ll never give up on her. On us.

Never.

I check my reflection one last time, grab my keys, and head out to meet her brothers.

Chapter 6

Harper

…his fingers trail across the skin of my stomach…his eyes smile into mine. I know where he’s headed, and I arch my back in anticipation of his tongue…right…there. Gasping as he parts the folds of sensitive skin with gentle fingers, I close my eyes as his mouth comes closer…his hot breath dusting the bundle of nerves that’s making me wet. His tongue slides over my clit, hot and wet, soft but firm…and I—

“Harper! Wake up!”

My body jumps, my heart racing from the shock of waking up so abruptly. I open my eyes to find Parker’s dumb face inches away from mine.

“Christ, Park!” I yell. “I was dreaming.”

“Yeah, I noticed,” she snaps. “But it’s eight, and you’ve got a Chilkoot hike at nine.”

“It can’t be eight! My alarm was set for six!”

“It’s eight, alright,” says Parker, showing me her phone. “You slept through your alarm. I turned it off and decided to let you sleep.”

“Shouldn’t have done that,” I grouse, sitting up. My stomach rolls over. Ugh.

“Oh, I’m so sorry, Princess Harper,” she says, rolling her eyes and pretending to curtsy. “Next time, let me know exactly what to do. I’m only here for your bidding.”

“I don’t feel good,” I mutter.

“You drink too much last night?”

Last night, McKenna’s best friend, Isabella, arrived from Seattle, and we all ended up doing shots around the campfire until way too late.

“I guess I did,” I say, swinging my legs out of bed.

“Maybe you need to lay off the sauce,” says Parker. “Ain’t the first time you’ve overslept this week.”

I narrow my eyes at her. “Shut up, Park. Mind your business.”

She holds up her hands. “And your mood lately is for shit.”

“Is that right?”

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