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Or maybe I would do exactly that…

What she didn’t see couldn’t hurt her, could it?

Well. There was the bond. But he clearly liked that locked down…

“Daddy,” I heard her hiss to Knox as they walked away. “I want Bunny to stay in one of the rooms up here, okay! Please don’t put him away.”

Ah…fuck.

We were so goddamn screwed.

SIXTEEN

THISTLE

My heart was racing like a hummingbird on crack.

It was nice, feeling Knox’s fingers tangled in mine as he led me up to his office. He’d taken my hand when I’d almost wandered into one of the statues along the hallway. Only because my mind was wandering further.

Ace wasbackback.

I had to get it together.

Had to berealcareful.

He was gonna want to be in charge—that was just a part of who he was. Couldn’t help it. But I’d heat bonded him, and this pack was on my terms.MyAlphas.Mychoice.

This time was gonna be different.

He was gonna give me cuddles just like Knox and Rogue did—wheneverI asked.

But first he had to do some Ace magic and sort out the Bella situation, so I needed to be careful about what I requested to start with.

He’d do it. He couldn’t not, but like… I think cuddle demands might have to wait.

And sex…

I mean… What were Knox and Rogue gonna think if they saw how much Ace hated me? Were they gonna realise I was a fraud?

I’d have to talk to Ace about keeping up appearances until I had Knox’s bite.

I realised I was almost wringing Bunny’s freshly sewn on head all the way off again and stopped, clutching him to my chest and calming as I felt the little sketchbook tucked in his pouch. Knox had replaced everything, even Glade’s pocket knife… Even if the sewing job made Bunny look a bit funny now.

But everything would be okay.

Ace would help sort it out, and he’d give me cuddles and shit too.

I was scattered all over, though. A mix of nerves, fear, and excitement that were all trying to boil out of control.

Rogue had taken me on the date, but if Ace was wandering around proving to them all I couldn’t even get my soul match’s attention, I doubted there’d be more Fair trips in my future…

“Thistle!”

I jumped as Knox’s voice dragged me back to reality.

We were in his office and he’d sat on the edge of his desk. His knuckle nudged my chin as he got my attention.

Shit.