Page 2 of Knot that Simple

“You didwhat?”

“I found your pack.”

“You found me a pack?”

She shook her head. “I foundyourpack. I sent your blood to the?—”

I waved her away, I knew that already. When I arrived, she explained that mating was biological. I couldn’t mate random alphas—there was only one pack for me, like freaking soulmates, another reason why I thought this would never happen. She asked for permission to send a blood sample to a lab, where they were going to try to match me. I said yes and tried to forget about the whole thing.

But now, it was back to bite me in the ass.

“And are they okay…” I turned my head to the living room, where Alice sat, playing with dolls.

“Of course,” she chuckled. “They are excited to finally meet you. Their names are?—”

“Ah,” I breathed in, rubbing a hand over my heart. “Give me five minutes here, Tere. This is a lot.”

That wiped the smile off her face. “I thought you’d be happy.”

I bit down my bottom lip. “I never thought you were going to find them, to be quite honest.”

One, because it sounded insane. Two, because I was a single mother who didn’t have enough to pay rent. I had no job, no prospects, no education.

I wasn’t a prize. Not for one man. Not for a bunch.

“They never thought they were going to find a mate, Gabi. They can’t wait for you to get to Ireland.”

“Ireland?!”

My eyes grew wide, and I couldn’t help but feel overwhelmed, looking over to Alice once again. She was doing so well here. Now we were supposed to go to Ireland?

“I bet they would be open to relocate if you ask…”

“No…” I shook my head.

This was the deal, wasn’t it? I came here knowing what they really wanted was to pair me up. Marry me off. I knew this, and yet I let myself get comfy.

“Gabi, you don’t need to go now. Actually, you don’t need to go at all.”

“No. No.” I plastered a fake smile over my face.

I was a big girl. I could do this.

“Do you speak English?”

I nodded. It wasn’t amazing, but I learned by watching movies. I knew enough not to starve.

And Alice…

“She’ll pick it up soon enough. Kids are adaptable,” Teresa guaranteed when she saw my gaze find my kid once again.

All I wanted was stability.

All I wanted was normalcy.

All I wanted was for things to remain the same.

But nothing ever stayed the same.

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