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Atlas jumps to his feet in those stupid pants that hug his thick thighs. “What happened?”

“Nothing!” I say, too high-pitched. “Just hungry. Gonna cock. I mean cock. I mean cook!”

I dive headfirst into the fridge, pretending to rummage while I deep-freeze my shame.

My heat spike’s soothed, and my panic attack worked itself out, but my baseline is so wrecked. I take a few calming breaths while holding heavy eye contact with the cow on the milk jug.

I’m going to be okay.

This is fine.

I’ll erase all memories of face-sitting orgasms, and go back to living a peaceful, quiet life, just me and my vibrators, alone in the woods.

Shit.

Is that even what I want anymore?

The heifer gives me serious side-eye.

I know, I know.

I liked being with them just as much as I liked waking up next to them, and I need a fucking minute.

So I take a few minutes, head in the fridge, hitting the button every time the appliance chirps.

Eventually, my neck cools and the silence behind me thickens, gazes burning my shoulders. I have to peek.

The five of them lean at the kitchen island like action figures.

Watching.

Judging?

But no. They can’t read my mind.

Yet.

Although Jett stares so intensely with those dark, dark eyes, maybe he spent the night practicing.

“We’ll help cook,” Atlas starts. “I’ve been learning.“

“I’ll help cock.” Finn licks his lips.

Hunter smacks him.

“No, no. I’ve got it. Sit.” They had my fridge stocked like they planned to visit anyway.

I fish out eggs, bacon and sausages, and these super-soft English muffins, then focus on the food so I can ignore the wall of alpha.

I’ve trained for this.

So, so many home ec classes on how to prepare a nutritious, loving meal for your pack.

Who knew I’d get to put my skills to use?

I’ll show them how Lilah Darling’s love tastes.

Pawing through the cupboards for seasoning, I find a box of sauces and spices that are clearly Orion’s work. One called NEMESIS comes in a teeny eye-dropper marked with warnings in three languages.

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