Page 309 of Knot What I Expected

“Rowan.”

“Honey Girl.”

She stares at me. I stare back.

Matteo crunches loudly into a piece of bacon.

“This is when they kiss.”

Gabby's mouth twitches.

“Go get dressed.”

“But you said I had to eat first.”

“You're done.”

“I still have bacon.”

I reach over, steal it off his plate, and shove it into my mouth.

“Now you're done.”

“Hey!”

“Alpha tax.”

“That's not real!”

“Extremely real.”

“You always say that!”

“And yet you keep leaving bacon unattended.”

He gasps like I've personally betrayed him, then runs toward his room.

“I'm telling Uncle Sparky!”

“Go ahead. He invented Dragon tax.”

Matteo freezes. His eyes widen.

“There’s Dragon tax?”

I grin. Gabby starts laughing.

“School clothes,” she tells him.

He takes off. I turn toward my mate.

She's still laughing when I grab her around the waist and pull her against me.

“Morning, Honey Girl.”

“Morning, Alpha.”

Fuck, I love when she calls me that.