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His expression was one of complete adoration.Oh, that man knew how to get me.He did it with such ease.Like it was second nature.

He made me feel so special.And even more, he made me feel like maybe I could do something good with what I had been given.At the very least, I was determined to try.

Before I could fall down the rabbit hole of mooning over Emmet, my mate and fiancé—eek!I still couldn’t believe it—someone knocked on the door.

“Hello?”Penny called out before bustling in with a stack of boxes in her arm.

“Avery, shut the door,” she said as I stood to greet the pair of women, smiling when I noticed Rosie was with them.

“Hi, Auntie Jezebel.Can I watch TV?”the little girl said shyly, and I grinned.

“Oh, um, of course,” I muttered shocked and delighted.

“You don’t mind, do you?I just figured since Auntie Penny here is a fixture at the ranch and you are going to be too, it made things easier to have her call you Auntie, too, but I can ask her not to if you don’t like it—” Avery blurted.

I shook my head and nodded, unable to speak for a moment.I had never been anyone’s auntie.

“No, it’s fine.I mean, I’m honored you would have her call me that,” I replied, taking the boxes Penny offered me.

“Great!Now, let’s eat something.I am starving!”she exclaimed.

I started the coffee and smiled to myself, grabbing creamer, sugar, and some plates and forks.Whatever Penny had brought from her bakery smelled divine and I was hungry, too.

The sounds of a familiar Disney cartoon played in the background as I rejoined the women.

“How long till coffee?I swear I’ve been going through physical exam paperwork all morning and I am so beat,” Avery moaned.

She was a nurse at the local school, so I just assumed she meant work.

“It’ll be just another minute,” I told her.

“Yes!I think I love you, Jezebel,” Avery said and slumped back in her chair.

Of course, that was when Emmet and some of the guys walked in.

“Damn, I think I just walked in on a fantasy of mine!”Kian said, grinning widely.

“What?”Dante asked.

“A couple of good looking women professing their love for each other, bro.Am I right?”he asked, looking for a high-five, but the big Bear cuffed him on the head instead.

“Ignore them, Angel,” Emmet murmured, coming straight towards me.

He cupped the back of my neck with his callused hand, and I loved the feel of his skin on mine however he handled me.It was always just so perfect.

He squeezed my neck gently, and I leaned back, my gaze glued to his mouth.I was completely obsessed with the man’s lips.Couldn’t wait to feel them.

“You see something you like?”he asked, and I heard amusement in his tone.

“Stop teasing and kiss me already,” I said, growing bold in my need for him.

He didn’t say anything else.Just slammed his mouth to mine, and I reveled in the ferocity of his passion.The entire world seemed to disappear the second he kissed me.

It was just me and him.In our own little bubble.And Demon, of course.

With my hand pressed against his chest, I felt his Wolf's ever-present growl reverberating through to me.

The steady tremble should have been frightening, but I loved every facet of this man and his dual nature.Demon was a part of that, so it was perfectly logical and reasonable that I loved him, too.