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The first thing the twins do when we walk into the park is run toward Donald Duck and hug him. People are trying to get pictures of Ayrie but Maria and Freddy don’t allow it. Both Nightly and are wearing our shades and as we wait in line to get on their first ride, my phone pings in my pocket.
It’s Cev with all the media coverage that came with last night’s date. I groan because they already know who I am. Everything is followed up with me getting fired for sleeping with a client, oka Knightly Blake I roll my eyes and tuck the phone away as we approach the front gate.
“Everything okay?” Mr. Blake asks
“Yeah, it’s just my personal assistant” I nod.
“Cevin, right? He’s a rogue.”
“Yes. Well, I didn’t know he was one, I look up at him.
“Yeah, his father had him disowned when his mate was, you know,”
“A man?”
“Yes,” he nods, I did know that Cev didn’t exactly talk to his parents because he was gay and this just makes this so much worse. “Wolves pride themselves in their continued lineage. They wanted him to reject his mate. The kid just broke with his girlfriend at the time and refused. He hasn’t wanted to take on a new pack.
“Not a lot of packs accept it. He’s more than welcome here and I’d like you to suggest him joining ours if you think he’d be an asset to us. I’ve looked into some of your charity work and his name always comes up,”
“It would be something that you would have to discuss with him,” I nod. “And as for him being an asset, he is. He has amazing contacts, he’s great with people, and I didn’t know he was like you nor did I suspect he was anything other than my assistant and very good friend.”
“Did he know Kendra was like us?”
“Yes, and when she signed on to our team. He tried to talk me out of it. He just wouldn’t say why and I really needed the help,
“I’m not asking to make you feel worse about that. I just want to get a feel of your–team,” he smiles. “You have a very good foundation to be working for someone like Xochtl,”
“Mr. Blake, are you suggesting I start my own brand?” I laugh,
“Does the idea intrigue you?” Maria asks.
“It does. I’m just not sure I want something as big. One thing I miss is when the things I created were personal. I have time to think about it,”
“You do?”
“Yeah, if Xochtl doesn’t pull my projects within a month my lawyers are going to shut all her shows down. I really badly want her not to pull them, I admit
“Why?” Maria asks.
“So she has to pay for all of them. People have already seen them. What am I going to do with all that stuff anyway?”
“Mommy. Are you going to make Xo cry like you did Taylor Starbutt? Ayrie asks. Aizen covers his mouth and giggles.
“You made Taylor Starburn cry?” Maria asks.
“She’s Alpha Jensen Starburn’s daughter,” Mr. Blake grins. “All those pups are Knightly covers his mouth and shakes his head. “Crazy” he clears his throat when Knightly pulls away. “They’re all crazy“.
“Yeah,” the twins agree.
“She’s got a lot of titles, Ayrie adds.
“She means entitled,” I press my lips together. It never stops.
“I can’t see you being mean to anyone,” Knightly snorts. “Can you even do that? I feel like you’re too cute to be taken seriously
“I feel like she has lots of potential, Maria cuts in
“You’ve literally only known me for two weeks, I laugh.
The twins both cover their mouths and giggle. A part of me wants to believe they have no idea what’s going on, but I’m starting to think I know better. That happened six months ago when they were four. I’m just glad that this time they seem to be on my team. Little shits usually choose violence. Have you ever been betrayed by someone you can’t get rid of or stop loving with your entire existence? That’s what it’s like to have toddlers
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My heart is hammering in my chest by the time we make it to the front. The werewolves are looking around like something is about to jump out at us and I think that’s only worsening my fear of getting on this ride
“Why don’t we take them and you two get some air?” Mr. Blake says holding his arms out for Aizen’s whose hand is tight. around my ring finger and pinky “Are you okay?”
“Me?” I ask looking around
“Yeah, your heart is going a million miles an hour,” Maria nods.
Tm fine.” I deny it. Knightly turns away and tries not to laugh at me
“Are you afraid of getting on the ride?” his dad grins.
“Me too.” Aizen wraps his arms around me.
“You don’t have to get on, Knightly smiles. “Ayrie and I have got it. You guys can hang back,”
“Please, momma Aizen looks up at me. And there it is. The secret weapon he’s loading up for exactly this moment
“How about we go and make some lightsabers?” I crouch down in front of him.
“Like Anakin?”
“Like Anakin,” I nod
“Wait, I want to do that,” Knightly interjects. “You can do that here?”
“What’s that?” Ayrie asks.
“Light swords, Aizen informs her.
“Like Snips?”
“Yes,” he nods excitedly.
“Mommy, me too,” she jumps up and down excitedly. “We go ride later, D.A.D.,
“We stood here an hour, Mr. Blake groans. “Next time we’ll have someone make us and schedule to fit two toddlers. It’ll save us all the trouble.”
“We can also add the fast track passes,” Maria adds. “Waiting in line is dumb,”
“It is,” Ayrie agrees immediately. “Big dumbs,”
