Page 157 of Trick Knot Treat

“And if you hadn’t been around, Teddy wouldn’t have his kids. So, you know, I’m looking at this situation going, ‘we love Harvest, but I don’t think having you around is going to be awful’.”

I swallow hard, struggling to get my head around it.

“And once Crash calms down, he will be thrilled to have a cop in the family. Before his life turned out the way it did, his childhood dream was to be a cop.”

“WHY WOULD YOU TELL HIM THAT?” Crash wails.

I bite my lip and look down so I don’t give myself away and laugh.

“Because you know perfectly well they thought you looked like this horrible, feral pitty ready to tear out throats and be savage, we both know that you are a cocker spaniel. So excited to meet new people you pee yourself.”

“You are never getting my dick again. Never.”

Gummy winks at him.

“I smell bacon!”

Khione floats into the room and perches herself on my lap, digging into my food. I just drink my coffee and watch her with this deep well of satisfaction.

“You are an animal. I made you a plate, leave your poor alpha some food.”

She looks up. “Make him more. I’ll eat this and mine. No one needs bacon. If they don’t know it was there, they won’t know it’s been stolen.”

“Thief.”

She leans back against my chest and chews slowly, smirking.

“Eat your food, little girl, then you're heading home. I need you and your stench out of my club room. It’s bingo tonight.”

Bingo?

BINGO!

Khione swallows hard. “Dad, are you going to-”

“Come and visit as soon as I can? Yes. Are we going to buy a little holiday shack and stay? Of course. You think you’re getting rid of me and the boys? Not a chance. You’re our omega princess. And we’ll always be family.”

She jumps off my lap and rushes into his arms. I keep my eyes on my plate, not acknowledging his tears.

“It is pretty, and I always wanted to retire to the coast,” Gummy says with a grin.

There’s lots of blinking and clearing of throats, and then Harvest walks in.

“Oh, you’re back. Why?” Gummy says with a frown.

“I’m just making sure you send her back to her alphas and home.”

“You, we are not talking to. Where is this alpha of yours?”

Harvest sighs heavily and looks away. “I couldn’t find him, but Lorelei yelled at me. For a long time.”

Khione’s dad pops his head up. “We don’t need to meet him right now.”

“I…what?” Gummy says. “Yes, we do, we need to know he’s an upstanding citizen who is able to handle this biohazard.”

“Nope. We don’t need to know that. We trust Biohazard. I mean, Harvest.”

Well, this is interesting. It seems like Crash is sweating; he’s panicking so much. Why doesn’t he want to meet Harvest’s match?