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And doesn’t he have like four master’s degrees?

Chloe

He does.

Becca

Yummm.

Kylee

I want a Bauther.

Belle

Someone needs to ask Tori and Love about this

Ashley

Do they know anything?

Love

No, they don’t

Tori

We’re trying to find out. She’s not answering her phone.

Sabrina

I wouldn’t answer my phone if I was having dirty, dirty sex with that gorgeous man either

Belle

No one with a brain cell would

I scrolled through more of the messages, looking for any response from Sienna or her best friends. None of them replied to the chat again, though the women went on and on about me.

I checked the female enforcers group, and saw more of the same shit.

Nothing from Sienna, or her friends.

That was a relief, at least.

I handed Belle her phone back, and she had an expectant expression on her face. Since she’d given me access to a conversation I shouldn’t have been able to read, I knew I was obligated to tell her what was going on.

“I’ve suspected Sienna is my mate since she got to town. There was a pull to her—it was magnetic. I didn’t get a whiff of her scent to prove it until last night.”

Belle’s eyes lit up. “She’s really yours?”

I dipped my head. “But she doesn’t want a mate.”

Though her eyes were still bright, she frowned. “What did she say when you told her, then?”

“I didn’t tell her. I’m just going to be her friend for now.”

Her gaze grew skeptical. “It was more than friendly at the bar last night, and no one missed the way she went home with you.”