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Chapter 20
J. N. SteinHow many of you would want to eat at U-GET? I had that idea for so long and this seemed like the perfect opportunity to work it into the story. Thank you for reading! -JNS <3
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Asher POV I almost kissed her. She almost kissed me. I don’t think she would have stopped it. I was millimeters away from pressing my lips to hers. When Archie hollered at me through the mindlink. Fucking Archie. I’m going to kick his ass later for interrupting that moment between me and Saph. I watch her walk back toward the hospital, her hips swaying in red hospital scrubs. I force myself to look away before I grab her and confess everything to her- that she’s my mate, that I haven’t been able to stop thinking about her since the full moon last week. ‘Ash, now or never to talk to Yaya. I have to run patrols and continue a search party for Grizz.’ Archie grumbles through the link again. He’s been so on edge the last few days. I can’t blame him. I’ve been enraged since we realized Grizz managed to help Artemis escape. I believe in my gut that those two are the reason why my pack members are sick. I reluctantly walk away from Saph and toward the cells where Yaya is. ‘On my way, Ar
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Saph POV I am such an idiot! Of course he doesn’t want me making cookies for him and his daughter! He probably thinks I’m being weird and trying to worm my way into their tradition. I don’t know why I offered to make them cookies, but here I am, mixing flour with baking soda, cracking eggs, and preheating the oven. I’m such an idiot. I pull the first batch out of the oven and rest the cookies on a cooling rack. As I’m placing the second batch in the oven, I hear footsteps racing down the stairs. I close the oven door and turn my attention to the stairs. Asher. He’s back in that pair of gray sweatpants. Just a pair of gray sweatpants. I have felt his body through his clothes. I knew he was muscular, but holy shit. He is lean and cut perfectly. Small beads of water run over the grooves of his abs and disappear into the fabric of his pants. “Gonna burn a hole through me if you keep starin’, Bunny.” I throw my hands over my face and drop to the floor
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