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She huffs, still frowning at Murphy. Murph quirks an eyebrow like he doesn't hate that idea. Her mouth falls open.

"Oh,hellno," she says to Murphy, who still looks thoughtful and strangely optimistic. "Don't get any bright ideas, Mr. Murphy."

I laugh, shaking my head. "Poor Anastasia. I can't help but wonder how she's fairing with our resident daddy dom."

"Ohmigosh," Evie whispers, shaking her head. "You're wicked." A lopsided grin takes over her face. My heart thumps wildly in response.

She's sweet, but she has a devilish streak. Maybe I can corrupt her yet.

"Eat the damn sandwich," Murphy instructs, nodding to the plate. "Otherwise, you'll see exactly how it feels to surrender complete control."

She frowns, but eats the sandwich. Her face turns from disgusted, to thoughtful, to interested real damn quick.

"Look at that face," I murmur. "You might have a chance yet, big guy."

Murphy laughs. Evie shoves the rest of the sandwich into her mouth and chews dramatically.

Murphy and I share a look. She's absolutely precious.

The day is filled with a copious amount of fucking. Evie pops up late in the afternoon declaring, she needs some air. She asks to have hot chocolate in the living room downstairs. We make every attempt to get her to stay in the nest and use the recessed cushion, but she's determined.

Connor and I stay close while Luke and Murphy set about fixing her a sweet treat, but it quickly devolves into her riding my cock while she sucks off Connor.

Evie grumbles something and falls asleep before my knot is fully deflated. I watch her like a total creeper, running my hand over her soft skin. She snuggles into my chest, still very much asleep, and I smirk.

Luke and Murphy come in, talking amongst themselves, but they quickly quiet down when they catch sight of our omega.

Luke sets the cups down on the end table and comes to sit by my side. He brushes his finger over her cheek. Her mouth is barely parted, and he leans in, kissing the edge of her lips.

"I'll bet you ten bucks this had something to do with her Christmas list," Luke says softly. He shakes his head, grinning down at her.

"I'll not take that bet. I have a feeling you're right," I say, chuckling softly. "Are you here to stay?"

Luke's eyes fly up to meet mine. He looks ready to punch first and answer second. He eyes Evie like he's judging if he could knock my ass out without waking her.

I grimace. "I'm sorry. I phrased that wrong. You are sticking around."

"Yeah, I am." He crosses his arms over his chest and leans back against the couch.

"Who do you want to bite you?" Murphy asks, stretching back in his ridiculously huge recliner.

Luke snorts. "Um, what?"

"Every time she thinks about not being able to bond with you it makes her sad," Murphy says, like that should clarify everything.

"Yeah, it's not my favorite thing to think about either." Luke shrugs. "It is what it is. It's facts of life shit when you're a beta."

"Do you want a bond with Evie?" I ask.

"Of course," he says, sighing. "But it's not possible."

"It is if there's an alpha link," Connor pipes in.

"Evie wants to bond with you," Murphy says. "So I'll ask again. Who do you want to bite you?"

Luke snorts. He swipes a hand over his face and glances between the three of us. "You're serious?"

"Of course," I say, bumping my shoulder against his. "I'm surprised it took us so long to recognize it. You lived separately, but for the last two years you've been around a lot. It's seamless. I'm not sure why it took us so long to notice."