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I giggle. “I do. I love you and Max, and I am so lucky to have you in my life.”
“I love you, too, little butterfly.”
“We both do,” Max growls, pushing forth. He grins at me before turning back to the road. “I love you more than Alex does.”
“I’m sure that you do.”
“He drives worse than me,” Alex huffs, winking at me as he regains control of their shared body. “Seeing them in court will be hard for us all.”
“What about Phoebe?” I whisper, my heart cracking at the idea of causing my darling daughter any pain.
He sighs. “Her wolf… her wolf might recognise them as kin.”
I sit up properly. “What?”
Alex looks at me out of the corner of his eyes before turning back to the road properly. “We’ll want to be prepared for that, but it shouldn’t be a big deal. She’ll likely recognise Ethan, but potentially, even Aurora and Henry.”
I sigh, dropping back into my seat. “Well, that makes sense, I suppose.” I rub my temples, trying to ward this headache off.
“Lily seemed a little off, regarding the werewolf adoption,” I mention, moving the subject along. I don’t want to be trapped in my panic and upset any more.
“Lily was adopted by her parents. They raised her after her parents… well, after her parents weren’t able to raise her any longer,” Alex says softly. My brows draw together, but I don’t ask why. It’s not really my business, but I wonder if that’s why she’s working with a family law firm. “They moved away from their old pack when she was young. Four or five, I think, and they’ve been here ever since.”
I nod. “She seemed upset about it.”
“It probably brought up bad memories.”
I bring my legs up and look over at him. “I didn’t even realise she was a wolf. I thought she was human.”
He shakes his head. “No, she’s a wolf. She’s not met her mates yet so is still living at home. She’s lovely. Quiet.”
“What does she do at the firm? I wasn’t sure if she was Penelope’s assistant or?—”
“She’s a junior lawyer,” he says, peeking at me. “They did introduce her that way during the first meeting.”
“Ah.”
“She’s your age, I think. Maybe a year younger.”
I shrug. “She’s nice and cares about winning Phoebe’s case. That’s all that matters to me.”
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“Look at her rolling,” Ben says with a grin, nudging me as if I’ve not seen it before. Don’t get me wrong, I’m still obsessed with the act, but it’s not the first or even tenth time she’s done it. My baby absolutely loves showing off her new skills.
She’s a genius.
Or… is she just supernatural?
“Are there wolf milestones?” I ask as we watch her giggle to herself. She’s on the floor still and is now reaching out for one of her cotton mirrors. She tugs it towards herself and makes cooing sounds.
“Are there what?” Ben asks, not looking away from Phoebe. He’s waiting for her to do it again, but she’s pretty content looking at herself in the mirror, so I think he’s going to be waiting for a while.
His tongue is poking out the side of his mouth a little, his eyes wide and bright, and I can hear the excited hitch in his breathing. He’s obsessed, and it’s the cutest thing ever. We’re both sat on the floor in my bedroom, playing with Phoebe.
Or more realistically, watching her entertain herself.
