My Alpha Is My Baby Daddy.

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breath. I was so going to be late-and I wasn

o, but I was nearing the end of my shift. Just five more minutes. I ducked into the kitc

urrowed in concentration. I hesitated, unsure whether I should

ra

and straightened

n staring at that watch like it owes y

just... I'm not sure if Kiara got my dress. And i

nd a dot of icing sugar on her cheek. "I've known you long enough to kno

mind. I rushed forward, hugged her t

after me. "Cupcakes and muffins.

he box by the counter.

mom had grown up together, and after the plane crash that too

wolf heritage. No chance at the prestigious Werewolf Academy where boys were trained to become Alphas and warriors. It

r college. Kiara worked at a restaurant, I

we graduate

veryone scattered to the wind. I didn't really want to go, but somethin

s stop. I could've shifted and run through the woods, but I wasn't about to carry cupcakes in

e porch light was on. Kiara was home.

aight into the kitchen. She was already at the st

Did you ge

looking up. "Almost forgot, bu

dge. I grabbed a bottle of orange juice, twisted

rought in. "Did Holly

aid, poppi

woman. Tell her thanks. I

muffins before she c

hind me. The dress lay neatly folded on my bed, an

as a deep,

ake me nervous. I reached out and touched the fabric, feeling its silkiness under my fingers. It was the kind of dress girls with Alpha boy

reshn up and

hugged me like it had been made for my body-sculpting my curves

all box tucked at th

he

earned over the last few weeks. Long shifts. Smiling through exhaustion. Pretend

eady feeling taller, b

pped in holding a small makeup bag.

crap,

down at myself

ing in and tossing her bag onto the bed. "Come. Sit.

the mirror. "I'm not chickening out.

hair with skilled fingers. "But tonight isn't

mirror. "You're bein

ly hot right now. I just w

ramed my face perfectly. I barely recognized myself in the mirror by the time she was do

and pulled out a crumpled few bills. She shov

ia

head. "Don't fight me. You nev

ut

ink or something. And don't even try

inking fast as warmth s

ruin all your hard makeup wo

tress. No worrying about the future or the pack or what's going to happen next.

ramaticall

ing that dress and those heels. You'd be d

me like they had a thousand times before-after nightmares, after bad ne

whispered agai

she whispered bac

phone

ifica

er has

blinking. "Wait

may or may not have ordered one

! I told y

y clutch and shoved it into my hand. "Y

annoyed, part touched.

es. "Shut up and

my chest, gave her one last h

rb. As I slid into the back seat, I looked back at our little house-the