A Sneaky Proposal

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Gramps had my full interview about Zoe and I told her everything she already knew.

The fact that she was my mate was only known to me and I was going to keep it that way.

For Gramps it was enough that she had a bastard for an ex who was now trapping Alyssa. And that her father was about to be put into a dungeon for a fraud he didn’t commit, which is why I was helping her.

I had been honest about sleeping with her. Even if I hadn’t, Gramps would’ve found out anyway, if she didn’t already.

After confirming that she would take care of Zoe, she had sent me to Claire ‘to sort things out.’

But I needed to sort them out in my head first.

I parked the car in the parking lot of my building but didn’t get down.

Claire was probably asleep by now. And Zoe was being taken care of by Gramps. And here I was in a pointless argument with my wolf, sitting in my parked car, a few hours from dawn.

‘You are a heartless man.’ Spike was furious that it was even a debate.

‘I have a heart,